Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 712 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) trying a new way (c) blaming bad luck (d) forgetting the lesson
2. 2.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “asking for feedback” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
5. 5.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these learns nothing? (a) skipping the review (b) asking for feedback (c) noting what worked (d) trying a new way
7. 7.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) skipping the review (c) checking your answers (d) hiding the mistake
12. 12.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) repeating the mistake (c) asking what to change (d) noting what worked
13. 13.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
15. 15.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “I don’t care.” (b) “You’re just lucky.” (c) “No, I’m right.” (d) “Thanks, I see it now.”
16. 16.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) noting what worked (c) repeating the mistake (d) blaming bad luck
18. 18.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎯 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.”
20. 20.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) hiding the mistake (c) skipping the review (d) asking for feedback
22. 22.True or false: “hiding the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) checking your answers (c) asking what to change (d) hiding the mistake
24. 24.True or false: “repeating the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) noting what worked (c) blaming bad luck (d) trying a new way
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) repeating the mistake (c) skipping the review (d) keeping a thinking diary
27. 27.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
28. 28.Which of these helps you improve? (a) asking what to change (b) repeating the mistake (c) forgetting the lesson (d) saying “who cares”
29. 29.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Who did worse?” (b) “Is it over?” (c) “What can I fix?” (d) “Why me?”
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) noting what worked (c) checking your answers (d) asking what to change
31. 31.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “skipping the review” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
34. 34.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) blaming bad luck (c) saying “who cares” (d) asking what to change
36. 36.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
37. 37.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) skipping the review (c) trying a new way (d) saying “who cares”
38. 38.Which of these learns nothing? (a) blaming bad luck (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) noting what worked (d) asking what to change
39. 39.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
40. 40.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False

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