Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 212 · 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: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) repeating the mistake (c) asking for feedback (d) checking your answers
3. 3.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) noting what worked (c) blaming bad luck (d) repeating the mistake
5. 5.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to copy friends (b) to learn from choices (c) to show off (d) to fill pages
6. 6.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) saying “who cares” (c) skipping the review (d) checking your answers
7. 7.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) checking your answers (c) saying “who cares” (d) asking what to change
8. 8.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) noting what worked (c) checking your answers (d) asking what to change
10. 10.True or false: “skipping the review” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these helps you improve? (a) asking what to change (b) skipping the review (c) blaming bad luck (d) forgetting the lesson
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) asking for feedback (c) checking your answers (d) repeating the mistake
13. 13.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) skipping the review (c) trying a new way (d) noting what worked
16. 16.True or false: “hiding the mistake” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Start a week earlier.” (b) “Never again.” (c) “It was bad luck.” (d) “Fairs are silly.”
18. 18.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
19. 19.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Is it over?” (b) “Who did worse?” (c) “What can I fix?” (d) “Why me?”
20. 20.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) repeating the mistake (c) asking for feedback (d) forgetting the lesson
21. 21.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) asking what to change (c) forgetting the lesson (d) trying a new way
24. 24.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
25. 25.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) trying a new way (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) skipping the review
27. 27.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
28. 28.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
29. 29.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
30. 30.True or false: “saying “who cares”” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
33. 33.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these helps you improve? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) forgetting the lesson (c) saying “who cares” (d) blaming bad luck
36. 36.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) blaming bad luck (d) trying a new way
39. 39.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve

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