Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 633 · 40 questions

Thinking tip (What can I fix?): Open-minded: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.”, “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” Closed-minded: “I never change my mind.”, “I don’t care what the facts say.”, “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” Helps you improve: noting what worked, asking what to change, asking for feedback. Learns nothing: blaming bad luck, hiding the mistake.

1. 1.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
2. 2.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) forgetting the lesson (d) skipping the review
3. 3.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) checking your answers (c) asking what to change (d) repeating the mistake
8. 8.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) asking for feedback (c) saying “who cares” (d) keeping a thinking diary
9. 9.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “No, I’m right.” (b) “You’re just lucky.” (c) “I don’t care.” (d) “Thanks, I see it now.”
10. 10.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) agreeing with all (b) listening to new ideas (c) ignoring facts (d) never deciding
11. 11.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to show off (b) to copy friends (c) to fill pages (d) to learn from choices
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) checking your answers (c) asking what to change (d) saying “who cares”
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) skipping the review (c) blaming bad luck (d) noting what worked
14. 14.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
15. 15.True or false: “skipping the review” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
17. 17.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “blaming bad luck” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) forgetting the lesson (c) noting what worked (d) asking for feedback
20. 20.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
21. 21.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Why me?” (b) “Who did worse?” (c) “Is it over?” (d) “What can I fix?”
22. 22.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) checking your answers (c) asking for feedback (d) skipping the review
23. 23.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
24. 24.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) asking for feedback (c) forgetting the lesson (d) skipping the review
26. 26.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
27. 27.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
28. 28.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
30. 30.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
31. 31.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
32. 32.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
34. 34.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Never again.” (b) “Fairs are silly.” (c) “It was bad luck.” (d) “Start a week earlier.”
35. 35.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
36. 36.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) checking your answers (c) saying “who cares” (d) hiding the mistake
38. 38.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
40. 40.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False

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