Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 826 · 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.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
2. 2.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Fairs are silly.” (b) “Never again.” (c) “It was bad luck.” (d) “Start a week earlier.”
3. 3.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
4. 4.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
5. 5.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
6. 6.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
7. 7.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
8. 8.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) asking what to change (c) forgetting the lesson (d) trying a new way
9. 9.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
10. 10.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “Thanks, I see it now.” (b) “I don’t care.” (c) “You’re just lucky.” (d) “No, I’m right.”
11. 11.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) forgetting the lesson (c) checking your answers (d) skipping the review
13. 13.True or false: “skipping the review” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
15. 15.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) hiding the mistake (c) trying a new way (d) checking your answers
16. 16.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) forgetting the lesson (c) asking for feedback (d) asking what to change
19. 19.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
22. 22.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) saying “who cares” (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) skipping the review
24. 24.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
25. 25.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
26. 26.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these learns nothing? (a) skipping the review (b) checking your answers (c) asking what to change (d) keeping a thinking diary
28. 28.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
29. 29.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
30. 30.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) repeating the mistake (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) checking your answers
33. 33.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) noting what worked (c) blaming bad luck (d) skipping the review
35. 35.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) checking your answers (c) asking for feedback (d) noting what worked
37. 37.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
38. 38.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
39. 39.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
40. 40.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded

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