Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 668 · 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: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
2. 2.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) blaming bad luck (c) forgetting the lesson (d) checking your answers
3. 3.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) checking your answers (c) asking what to change (d) repeating the mistake
4. 4.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
7. 7.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “What can I fix?” (b) “Who did worse?” (c) “Why me?” (d) “Is it over?”
9. 9.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) trying a new way (c) asking what to change (d) forgetting the lesson
10. 10.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) trying a new way (c) repeating the mistake (d) noting what worked
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) hiding the mistake (c) asking what to change (d) keeping a thinking diary
14. 14.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
15. 15.True or false: “saying “who cares”” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Fairs are silly.” (b) “Start a week earlier.” (c) “Never again.” (d) “It was bad luck.”
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) hiding the mistake (c) asking what to change (d) skipping the review
20. 20.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
21. 21.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “Thanks, I see it now.” (b) “You’re just lucky.” (c) “I don’t care.” (d) “No, I’m right.”
22. 22.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) asking for feedback (c) noting what worked (d) saying “who cares”
24. 24.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) trying a new way (c) checking your answers (d) hiding the mistake
25. 25.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) checking your answers (c) skipping the review (d) trying a new way
26. 26.True or false: “hiding the mistake” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) noting what worked (c) repeating the mistake (d) blaming bad luck
29. 29.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
32. 32.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
33. 33.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
35. 35.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) trying a new way (d) blaming bad luck
38. 38.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) never deciding (b) listening to new ideas (c) agreeing with all (d) ignoring facts
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) asking for feedback (c) skipping the review (d) noting what worked
40. 40.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False

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