Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 685 · 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: forgetting the lesson? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) trying a new way (c) forgetting the lesson (d) blaming bad luck
3. 3.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Fairs are silly.” (b) “It was bad luck.” (c) “Never again.” (d) “Start a week earlier.”
5. 5.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
6. 6.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these learns nothing? (a) hiding the mistake (b) checking your answers (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) trying a new way
8. 8.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
10. 10.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
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.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) checking your answers (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) noting what worked
14. 14.Which of these learns nothing? (a) blaming bad luck (b) asking for feedback (c) trying a new way (d) keeping a thinking diary
15. 15.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
16. 16.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to fill pages (b) to learn from choices (c) to copy friends (d) to show off
17. 17.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
20. 20.🔁 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.”
21. 21.True or false: “hiding the mistake” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) forgetting the lesson (c) trying a new way (d) checking your answers
24. 24.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
25. 25.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) checking your answers (c) noting what worked (d) skipping the review
27. 27.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) blaming bad luck (c) asking what to change (d) skipping the review
28. 28.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
29. 29.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
32. 32.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) skipping the review (c) noting what worked (d) saying “who cares”
33. 33.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Is it over?” (b) “Why me?” (c) “What can I fix?” (d) “Who did worse?”
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) asking for feedback (c) repeating the mistake (d) keeping a thinking diary
36. 36.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these learns nothing? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) trying a new way (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) asking what to change
38. 38.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
39. 39.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve

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