Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 792 · 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.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) trying a new way (c) noting what worked (d) blaming bad luck
3. 3.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) asking what to change (c) forgetting the lesson (d) trying a new way
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) skipping the review (c) asking for feedback (d) asking what to change
6. 6.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to learn from choices (b) to show off (c) to copy friends (d) to fill pages
7. 7.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
8. 8.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
9. 9.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
10. 10.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
11. 11.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
12. 12.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) blaming bad luck (c) asking for feedback (d) skipping the review
14. 14.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) repeating the mistake (d) asking for feedback
16. 16.True or false: “blaming bad luck” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “No, I’m right.” (b) “I don’t care.” (c) “Thanks, I see it now.” (d) “You’re just lucky.”
19. 19.True or false: “hiding the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) checking your answers (c) asking what to change (d) saying “who cares”
22. 22.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) forgetting the lesson (c) hiding the mistake (d) noting what worked
23. 23.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
24. 24.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
25. 25.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
26. 26.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
27. 27.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Never again.” (b) “Start a week earlier.” (c) “Fairs are silly.” (d) “It was bad luck.”
28. 28.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
30. 30.True or false: “repeating the mistake” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) noting what worked (c) asking what to change (d) forgetting the lesson
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) hiding the mistake (c) blaming bad luck (d) forgetting the lesson
34. 34.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) checking your answers (d) repeating the mistake
36. 36.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
37. 37.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve

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