Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 129 · 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: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) checking your answers (c) asking for feedback (d) hiding the mistake
4. 4.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
5. 5.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
6. 6.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) skipping the review (c) repeating the mistake (d) asking what to change
7. 7.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
8. 8.True or false: “saying “who cares”” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
10. 10.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “It was bad luck.” (b) “Fairs are silly.” (c) “Start a week earlier.” (d) “Never again.”
11. 11.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
12. 12.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) repeating the mistake (c) saying “who cares” (d) checking your answers
13. 13.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “saying “who cares”” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these helps you improve? (a) noting what worked (b) hiding the mistake (c) saying “who cares” (d) blaming bad luck
16. 16.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) asking what to change (c) hiding the mistake (d) asking for feedback
18. 18.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to copy friends (b) to show off (c) to learn from choices (d) to fill pages
19. 19.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Who did worse?” (b) “Why me?” (c) “What can I fix?” (d) “Is it over?”
20. 20.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) asking what to change (c) noting what worked (d) blaming bad luck
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) trying a new way (c) repeating the mistake (d) hiding the mistake
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) trying a new way (c) skipping the review (d) noting what worked
24. 24.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) hiding the mistake (c) repeating the mistake (d) keeping a thinking diary
26. 26.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) checking your answers (c) trying a new way (d) repeating the mistake
29. 29.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
30. 30.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) forgetting the lesson (c) blaming bad luck (d) asking for feedback
31. 31.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
32. 32.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these learns nothing? (a) blaming bad luck (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) trying a new way (d) checking your answers
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) repeating the mistake (c) forgetting the lesson (d) skipping the review
35. 35.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
38. 38.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “blaming bad luck” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded

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