Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 958 · 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.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) asking what to change (c) forgetting the lesson (d) checking your answers
2. 2.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
3. 3.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) checking your answers (c) hiding the mistake (d) asking what to change
4. 4.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
5. 5.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Never again.” (b) “Start a week earlier.” (c) “Fairs are silly.” (d) “It was bad luck.”
7. 7.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) hiding the mistake (c) repeating the mistake (d) blaming bad luck
10. 10.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) forgetting the lesson (c) repeating the mistake (d) checking your answers
13. 13.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) noting what worked (c) hiding the mistake (d) repeating the mistake
14. 14.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
16. 16.Which of these helps you improve? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) repeating the mistake (c) blaming bad luck (d) saying “who cares”
17. 17.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) hiding the mistake (c) noting what worked (d) blaming bad luck
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) saying “who cares” (c) checking your answers (d) blaming bad luck
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) asking what to change (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) saying “who cares”
21. 21.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
22. 22.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “What can I fix?” (b) “Is it over?” (c) “Why me?” (d) “Who did worse?”
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) blaming bad luck (c) checking your answers (d) asking for feedback
24. 24.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
26. 26.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
27. 27.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
30. 30.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
31. 31.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
32. 32.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) asking what to change (c) skipping the review (d) trying a new way
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) asking for feedback (c) forgetting the lesson (d) blaming bad luck
35. 35.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) noting what worked (c) skipping the review (d) asking what to change
37. 37.🔁 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.”
38. 38.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) blaming bad luck (c) forgetting the lesson (d) asking what to change
40. 40.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) blaming bad luck (c) asking what to change (d) skipping the review

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