Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 873 · 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? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) saying “who cares” (c) asking for feedback (d) blaming bad luck
3. 3.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) skipping the review (c) saying “who cares” (d) noting what worked
5. 5.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
6. 6.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “No, I’m right.” (b) “I don’t care.” (c) “You’re just lucky.” (d) “Thanks, I see it now.”
7. 7.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
8. 8.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Who did worse?” (b) “Is it over?” (c) “Why me?” (d) “What can I fix?”
9. 9.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
10. 10.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) repeating the mistake (c) hiding the mistake (d) keeping a thinking diary
11. 11.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
12. 12.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
13. 13.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
15. 15.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
16. 16.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “It was bad luck.” (b) “Never again.” (c) “Fairs are silly.” (d) “Start a week earlier.”
18. 18.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) asking what to change (d) hiding the mistake
19. 19.Which of these helps you improve? (a) noting what worked (b) hiding the mistake (c) blaming bad luck (d) repeating the mistake
20. 20.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to fill pages (b) to learn from choices (c) to copy friends (d) to show off
23. 23.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) checking your answers (c) trying a new way (d) saying “who cares”
24. 24.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) blaming bad luck (c) trying a new way (d) forgetting the lesson
27. 27.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) checking your answers (d) blaming bad luck
28. 28.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
31. 31.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
32. 32.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
33. 33.Which of these helps you improve? (a) checking your answers (b) skipping the review (c) hiding the mistake (d) blaming bad luck
34. 34.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
35. 35.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) skipping the review (c) trying a new way (d) asking what to change
37. 37.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) hiding the mistake (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) trying a new way
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) asking for feedback (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) noting what worked
40. 40.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True

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