Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 850 · 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: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) noting what worked (c) hiding the mistake (d) asking what to change
3. 3.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
4. 4.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
5. 5.🎯 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.”
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) checking your answers (c) skipping the review (d) keeping a thinking diary
7. 7.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) asking what to change (c) noting what worked (d) repeating the mistake
9. 9.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “repeating the mistake” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
12. 12.True or false: “blaming bad luck” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
16. 16.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (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.Which of these helps you improve? (a) asking for feedback (b) saying “who cares” (c) repeating the mistake (d) forgetting the lesson
20. 20.True or false: “skipping the review” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) checking your answers (c) blaming bad luck (d) noting what worked
23. 23.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) asking what to change (c) saying “who cares” (d) blaming bad luck
24. 24.True or false: “hiding the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
26. 26.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
27. 27.True or false: “skipping the review” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) noting what worked (c) checking your answers (d) blaming bad luck
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) checking your answers (c) noting what worked (d) forgetting the lesson
32. 32.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
33. 33.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) skipping the review (c) checking your answers (d) blaming bad luck
34. 34.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
35. 35.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
36. 36.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Who did worse?” (b) “What can I fix?” (c) “Why me?” (d) “Is it over?”
37. 37.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
39. 39.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these learns nothing? (a) repeating the mistake (b) asking what to change (c) noting what worked (d) asking for feedback

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