Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 959 · 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 helps you improve? (a) asking for feedback (b) saying “who cares” (c) blaming bad luck (d) repeating the mistake
2. 2.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to learn from choices (b) to copy friends (c) to show off (d) to fill pages
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) hiding the mistake (c) trying a new way (d) forgetting the lesson
4. 4.Which of these learns nothing? (a) skipping the review (b) checking your answers (c) noting what worked (d) keeping a thinking diary
5. 5.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
6. 6.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
7. 7.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “You’re just lucky.” (b) “No, I’m right.” (c) “Thanks, I see it now.” (d) “I don’t care.”
9. 9.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
10. 10.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
11. 11.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
12. 12.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) skipping the review (c) repeating the mistake (d) asking for feedback
14. 14.True or false: “asking for feedback” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) checking your answers (c) repeating the mistake (d) asking what to change
16. 16.Which of these learns nothing? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) trying a new way (c) asking what to change (d) checking your answers
17. 17.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) checking your answers (c) trying a new way (d) repeating the mistake
20. 20.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
21. 21.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
22. 22.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
23. 23.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Fairs are silly.” (b) “It was bad luck.” (c) “Start a week earlier.” (d) “Never again.”
25. 25.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
26. 26.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
28. 28.Which of these helps you improve? (a) noting what worked (b) saying “who cares” (c) repeating the mistake (d) skipping the review
29. 29.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
30. 30.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) skipping the review (c) asking what to change (d) saying “who cares”
33. 33.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
35. 35.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) trying a new way (c) saying “who cares” (d) asking what to change
36. 36.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “What can I fix?” (b) “Why me?” (c) “Is it over?” (d) “Who did worse?”
37. 37.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) hiding the mistake (c) saying “who cares” (d) skipping the review

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