Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 892 · 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) closed-minded (b) open-minded
2. 2.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
3. 3.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) trying a new way (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) blaming bad luck
7. 7.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) skipping the review (c) asking for feedback (d) asking what to change
8. 8.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) hiding the mistake (c) asking for feedback (d) saying “who cares”
9. 9.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
10. 10.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
11. 11.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to learn from choices (b) to show off (c) to copy friends (d) to fill pages
14. 14.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) agreeing with all (b) listening to new ideas (c) never deciding (d) ignoring facts
15. 15.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
16. 16.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
17. 17.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
18. 18.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “I don’t care.” (b) “You’re just lucky.” (c) “Thanks, I see it now.” (d) “No, I’m right.”
19. 19.True or false: “saying “who cares”” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Who did worse?” (b) “Is it over?” (c) “What can I fix?” (d) “Why me?”
22. 22.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) hiding the mistake (c) asking what to change (d) skipping the review
23. 23.True or false: “hiding the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
27. 27.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) noting what worked (c) asking what to change (d) keeping a thinking diary
29. 29.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) hiding the mistake (d) forgetting the lesson
30. 30.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
31. 31.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
32. 32.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) asking for feedback (c) noting what worked (d) trying a new way
35. 35.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
36. 36.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Start a week earlier.” (b) “Never again.” (c) “Fairs are silly.” (d) “It was bad luck.”
38. 38.True or false: “repeating the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
40. 40.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) checking your answers (c) saying “who cares” (d) noting what worked

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