Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 636 · 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.True or false: “skipping the review” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🎯 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.”
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) asking what to change (c) skipping the review (d) blaming bad luck
4. 4.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
5. 5.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
6. 6.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
8. 8.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
9. 9.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
10. 10.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
11. 11.True or false: “repeating the mistake” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
13. 13.Which of these helps you improve? (a) checking your answers (b) blaming bad luck (c) skipping the review (d) saying “who cares”
14. 14.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
15. 15.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) blaming bad luck (c) trying a new way (d) asking for feedback
16. 16.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
17. 17.🔁 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.”
18. 18.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) checking your answers (c) asking for feedback (d) repeating the mistake
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) saying “who cares” (c) noting what worked (d) checking your answers
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) repeating the mistake (c) forgetting the lesson (d) hiding the mistake
22. 22.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) trying a new way (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) saying “who cares”
23. 23.Which of these helps you improve? (a) noting what worked (b) saying “who cares” (c) repeating the mistake (d) skipping the review
24. 24.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
25. 25.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) skipping the review (c) hiding the mistake (d) saying “who cares”
27. 27.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Who did worse?” (b) “What can I fix?” (c) “Why me?” (d) “Is it over?”
29. 29.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) blaming bad luck (d) skipping the review
33. 33.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
34. 34.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
35. 35.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) noting what worked (c) asking for feedback (d) forgetting the lesson
40. 40.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True

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