Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 720 · 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.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “I don’t care.” (b) “You’re just lucky.” (c) “Thanks, I see it now.” (d) “No, I’m right.”
2. 2.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
6. 6.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) checking your answers (c) repeating the mistake (d) blaming bad luck
7. 7.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
8. 8.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
10. 10.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) repeating the mistake (c) saying “who cares” (d) noting what worked
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) skipping the review (c) repeating the mistake (d) saying “who cares”
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) saying “who cares” (c) checking your answers (d) noting what worked
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) asking what to change (c) asking for feedback (d) skipping the review
15. 15.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Is it over?” (b) “What can I fix?” (c) “Who did worse?” (d) “Why me?”
16. 16.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
17. 17.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) asking for feedback (c) forgetting the lesson (d) asking what to change
18. 18.True or false: “repeating the mistake” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
23. 23.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
26. 26.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
27. 27.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to copy friends (b) to learn from choices (c) to fill pages (d) to show off
28. 28.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) saying “who cares” (c) skipping the review (d) asking for feedback
31. 31.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
32. 32.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Fairs are silly.” (b) “Start a week earlier.” (c) “It was bad luck.” (d) “Never again.”
33. 33.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) saying “who cares” (c) hiding the mistake (d) asking what to change
35. 35.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) forgetting the lesson (c) asking for feedback (d) checking your answers
37. 37.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
38. 38.True or false: “saying “who cares”” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) checking your answers (c) noting what worked (d) repeating the mistake
40. 40.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded

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