Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 693 · 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: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
4. 4.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
6. 6.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
7. 7.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to copy friends (b) to show off (c) to learn from choices (d) to fill pages
10. 10.🔁 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.”
11. 11.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
12. 12.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) asking what to change (c) repeating the mistake (d) keeping a thinking diary
13. 13.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) listening to new ideas (b) agreeing with all (c) ignoring facts (d) never deciding
14. 14.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Never again.” (b) “Start a week earlier.” (c) “It was bad luck.” (d) “Fairs are silly.”
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) forgetting the lesson (c) asking what to change (d) saying “who cares”
16. 16.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
18. 18.Which of these helps you improve? (a) asking what to change (b) repeating the mistake (c) saying “who cares” (d) hiding the mistake
19. 19.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) repeating the mistake (c) asking for feedback (d) blaming bad luck
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) checking your answers (c) trying a new way (d) skipping the review
21. 21.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Why me?” (b) “Who did worse?” (c) “Is it over?” (d) “What can I fix?”
22. 22.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
23. 23.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
25. 25.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
26. 26.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) forgetting the lesson (d) hiding the mistake
27. 27.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
29. 29.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
30. 30.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) blaming bad luck (d) asking for feedback
31. 31.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) hiding the mistake (c) saying “who cares” (d) skipping the review
33. 33.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
34. 34.True or false: “repeating the mistake” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these helps you improve? (a) checking your answers (b) repeating the mistake (c) blaming bad luck (d) skipping the review
36. 36.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) blaming bad luck (c) asking for feedback (d) forgetting the lesson
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) asking for feedback (d) forgetting the lesson
39. 39.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
40. 40.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False

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