Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 682 · 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.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
2. 2.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
3. 3.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
5. 5.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
6. 6.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “Thanks, I see it now.” (b) “No, I’m right.” (c) “You’re just lucky.” (d) “I don’t care.”
7. 7.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) asking for feedback (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) skipping the review
8. 8.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
9. 9.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
12. 12.True or false: “repeating the mistake” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) skipping the review (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) blaming bad luck
14. 14.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
16. 16.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
17. 17.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
19. 19.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
20. 20.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “It was bad luck.” (b) “Fairs are silly.” (c) “Start a week earlier.” (d) “Never again.”
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) asking what to change (c) forgetting the lesson (d) asking for feedback
22. 22.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Who did worse?” (b) “Is it over?” (c) “What can I fix?” (d) “Why me?”
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) repeating the mistake (c) trying a new way (d) keeping a thinking diary
24. 24.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
25. 25.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) trying a new way (c) forgetting the lesson (d) asking what to change
27. 27.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) skipping the review (c) trying a new way (d) forgetting the lesson
28. 28.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) asking what to change (c) blaming bad luck (d) forgetting the lesson
30. 30.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) skipping the review (c) blaming bad luck (d) noting what worked
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) repeating the mistake (c) checking your answers (d) skipping the review
33. 33.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
34. 34.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
35. 35.True or false: “hiding the mistake” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) hiding the mistake (c) skipping the review (d) keeping a thinking diary
37. 37.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) blaming bad luck (c) hiding the mistake (d) checking your answers
40. 40.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True

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