Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 998 · 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.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
4. 4.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) forgetting the lesson (c) saying “who cares” (d) checking your answers
6. 6.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Start a week earlier.” (b) “Fairs are silly.” (c) “Never again.” (d) “It was bad luck.”
7. 7.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
8. 8.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
10. 10.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) trying a new way (c) checking your answers (d) saying “who cares”
12. 12.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
14. 14.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
15. 15.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
16. 16.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to fill pages (b) to learn from choices (c) to show off (d) to copy friends
17. 17.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) trying a new way (c) noting what worked (d) blaming bad luck
18. 18.🔁 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.”
19. 19.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Is it over?” (b) “What can I fix?” (c) “Why me?” (d) “Who did worse?”
20. 20.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
22. 22.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) forgetting the lesson (c) repeating the mistake (d) saying “who cares”
24. 24.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
27. 27.Which of these helps you improve? (a) noting what worked (b) hiding the mistake (c) blaming bad luck (d) repeating the mistake
28. 28.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) trying a new way (c) repeating the mistake (d) noting what worked
29. 29.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
30. 30.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
34. 34.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) forgetting the lesson (c) asking what to change (d) repeating the mistake
35. 35.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) saying “who cares” (c) blaming bad luck (d) trying a new way
37. 37.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) checking your answers (c) blaming bad luck (d) repeating the mistake
39. 39.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing

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