Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 639 · 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.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) saying “who cares” (c) forgetting the lesson (d) trying a new way
2. 2.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Who did worse?” (b) “Why me?” (c) “What can I fix?” (d) “Is it over?”
4. 4.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) skipping the review (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) saying “who cares”
6. 6.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “No, I’m right.” (b) “I don’t care.” (c) “Thanks, I see it now.” (d) “You’re just lucky.”
7. 7.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
8. 8.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) skipping the review (c) noting what worked (d) asking what to change
9. 9.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
10. 10.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
11. 11.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
12. 12.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
13. 13.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) repeating the mistake (c) saying “who cares” (d) asking for feedback
14. 14.True or false: “skipping the review” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
16. 16.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
18. 18.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “repeating the mistake” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “asking for feedback” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) checking your answers (c) asking for feedback (d) noting what worked
25. 25.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
26. 26.True or false: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) asking for feedback (c) checking your answers (d) keeping a thinking diary
28. 28.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) listening to new ideas (b) never deciding (c) agreeing with all (d) ignoring facts
29. 29.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) repeating the mistake (c) asking what to change (d) keeping a thinking diary
31. 31.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to show off (b) to learn from choices (c) to copy friends (d) to fill pages
32. 32.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
34. 34.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Fairs are silly.” (b) “It was bad luck.” (c) “Start a week earlier.” (d) “Never again.”
35. 35.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
36. 36.Which of these helps you improve? (a) noting what worked (b) blaming bad luck (c) repeating the mistake (d) forgetting the lesson
37. 37.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
38. 38.True or false: “saying “who cares”” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
40. 40.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing

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