Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 781 · 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” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
3. 3.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) checking your answers (d) repeating the mistake
5. 5.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to show off (b) to fill pages (c) to copy friends (d) to learn from choices
6. 6.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “What can I fix?” (b) “Why me?” (c) “Is it over?” (d) “Who did worse?”
9. 9.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
10. 10.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
11. 11.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
12. 12.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
14. 14.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Never again.” (b) “It was bad luck.” (c) “Start a week earlier.” (d) “Fairs are silly.”
15. 15.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “I don’t care.” (b) “No, I’m right.” (c) “Thanks, I see it now.” (d) “You’re just lucky.”
16. 16.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) blaming bad luck (c) asking what to change (d) forgetting the lesson
17. 17.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
18. 18.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
19. 19.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
20. 20.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) checking your answers (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) saying “who cares”
22. 22.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these helps you improve? (a) asking for feedback (b) saying “who cares” (c) blaming bad luck (d) repeating the mistake
24. 24.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) repeating the mistake (c) blaming bad luck (d) noting what worked
26. 26.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) noting what worked (c) forgetting the lesson (d) hiding the mistake
27. 27.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) trying a new way (c) asking what to change (d) skipping the review
28. 28.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) asking for feedback (c) noting what worked (d) saying “who cares”
30. 30.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these learns nothing? (a) hiding the mistake (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) asking for feedback (d) noting what worked
32. 32.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) agreeing with all (b) never deciding (c) ignoring facts (d) listening to new ideas
34. 34.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) skipping the review (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) noting what worked
37. 37.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) blaming bad luck (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) noting what worked
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) forgetting the lesson (c) asking for feedback (d) blaming bad luck
39. 39.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) skipping the review (c) blaming bad luck (d) forgetting the lesson

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