Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 106 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) checking your answers (c) blaming bad luck (d) keeping a thinking diary
2. 2.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
3. 3.🎯 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.”
4. 4.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
6. 6.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “saying “who cares”” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) checking your answers (c) saying “who cares” (d) hiding the mistake
10. 10.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
12. 12.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
13. 13.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Is it over?” (b) “Why me?” (c) “Who did worse?” (d) “What can I fix?”
16. 16.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) skipping the review (c) noting what worked (d) forgetting the lesson
17. 17.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) noting what worked (c) saying “who cares” (d) skipping the review
19. 19.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) asking what to change (c) checking your answers (d) skipping the review
21. 21.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
22. 22.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “asking what to change” 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.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
26. 26.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) asking what to change (c) noting what worked (d) blaming bad luck
28. 28.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
29. 29.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
30. 30.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
31. 31.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
32. 32.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
34. 34.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
35. 35.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) asking for feedback (c) repeating the mistake (d) forgetting the lesson
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) asking what to change (c) skipping the review (d) noting what worked
37. 37.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) blaming bad luck (c) repeating the mistake (d) asking what to change
38. 38.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
39. 39.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to learn from choices (b) to show off (c) to fill pages (d) to copy friends
40. 40.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded

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