Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 812 · 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 of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) repeating the mistake (c) asking what to change (d) hiding the mistake
2. 2.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “repeating the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
6. 6.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) noting what worked (c) repeating the mistake (d) asking for feedback
7. 7.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Is it over?” (b) “What can I fix?” (c) “Why me?” (d) “Who did worse?”
8. 8.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Start a week earlier.” (b) “Fairs are silly.” (c) “It was bad luck.” (d) “Never again.”
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) skipping the review (c) noting what worked (d) checking your answers
10. 10.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
11. 11.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) asking for feedback (c) noting what worked (d) hiding the mistake
13. 13.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
16. 16.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
18. 18.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
19. 19.Which of these helps you improve? (a) noting what worked (b) forgetting the lesson (c) saying “who cares” (d) hiding the mistake
20. 20.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) skipping the review (c) trying a new way (d) hiding the mistake
22. 22.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “Thanks, I see it now.” (b) “You’re just lucky.” (c) “No, I’m right.” (d) “I don’t care.”
23. 23.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
24. 24.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
25. 25.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
26. 26.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
27. 27.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) noting what worked (c) blaming bad luck (d) asking for feedback
28. 28.Which of these learns nothing? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) noting what worked (c) checking your answers (d) keeping a thinking diary
29. 29.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) asking for feedback (c) checking your answers (d) repeating the mistake
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) hiding the mistake (c) blaming bad luck (d) forgetting the lesson
35. 35.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) hiding the mistake (c) checking your answers (d) blaming bad luck
37. 37.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “asking for feedback” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
40. 40.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded

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