Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 885 · 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.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “Thanks, I see it now.” (b) “No, I’m right.” (c) “I don’t care.” (d) “You’re just lucky.”
2. 2.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) asking what to change (c) noting what worked (d) repeating the mistake
3. 3.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) forgetting the lesson (c) checking your answers (d) keeping a thinking diary
4. 4.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
5. 5.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) skipping the review (c) repeating the mistake (d) asking for feedback
6. 6.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
9. 9.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) listening to new ideas (b) agreeing with all (c) ignoring facts (d) never deciding
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: “skipping the review” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
15. 15.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
16. 16.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) checking your answers (d) saying “who cares”
18. 18.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) hiding the mistake (c) asking what to change (d) blaming bad luck
20. 20.True or false: “hiding the mistake” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Who did worse?” (b) “Is it over?” (c) “Why me?” (d) “What can I fix?”
22. 22.True or false: “asking for feedback” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) repeating the mistake (c) saying “who cares” (d) trying a new way
26. 26.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) blaming bad luck (c) hiding the mistake (d) noting what worked
27. 27.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
28. 28.True or false: “repeating the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) trying a new way (c) forgetting the lesson (d) hiding the mistake
30. 30.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
33. 33.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) asking what to change (c) hiding the mistake (d) forgetting the lesson
36. 36.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “It was bad luck.” (b) “Start a week earlier.” (c) “Never again.” (d) “Fairs are silly.”
37. 37.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
38. 38.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
40. 40.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) blaming bad luck (c) asking for feedback (d) checking your answers

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