Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 751 · 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: “hiding the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) asking what to change (c) blaming bad luck (d) trying a new way
4. 4.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
5. 5.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
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) “I don’t care.” (d) “You’re just lucky.”
7. 7.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) ignoring facts (b) never deciding (c) listening to new ideas (d) agreeing with all
8. 8.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) forgetting the lesson (c) skipping the review (d) checking your answers
9. 9.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
10. 10.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
12. 12.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Never again.” (b) “It was bad luck.” (c) “Fairs are silly.” (d) “Start a week earlier.”
13. 13.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) saying “who cares” (c) checking your answers (d) asking what to change
15. 15.True or false: “saying “who cares”” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) checking your answers (c) asking what to change (d) noting what worked
17. 17.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) saying “who cares” (c) repeating the mistake (d) forgetting the lesson
19. 19.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
20. 20.Which of these learns nothing? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) asking for feedback (c) noting what worked (d) trying a new way
21. 21.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to copy friends (b) to fill pages (c) to show off (d) to learn from choices
22. 22.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) checking your answers (d) hiding the mistake
23. 23.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
24. 24.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) repeating the mistake (c) blaming bad luck (d) asking for feedback
25. 25.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “skipping the review” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “blaming bad luck” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
32. 32.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
33. 33.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
35. 35.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these learns nothing? (a) saying “who cares” (b) checking your answers (c) noting what worked (d) asking for feedback
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) repeating the mistake (c) blaming bad luck (d) trying a new way
39. 39.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) noting what worked (c) skipping the review (d) saying “who cares”
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) asking for feedback (c) hiding the mistake (d) asking what to change

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