Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 214 · 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.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
2. 2.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to fill pages (b) to copy friends (c) to learn from choices (d) to show off
3. 3.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) saying “who cares” (c) asking what to change (d) repeating the mistake
6. 6.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
7. 7.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) checking your answers (d) asking what to change
9. 9.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
11. 11.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
12. 12.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
13. 13.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
15. 15.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
18. 18.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) repeating the mistake (c) checking your answers (d) hiding the mistake
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) asking what to change (c) asking for feedback (d) forgetting the lesson
21. 21.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) noting what worked (c) saying “who cares” (d) blaming bad luck
22. 22.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
23. 23.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
24. 24.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “It was bad luck.” (b) “Start a week earlier.” (c) “Fairs are silly.” (d) “Never again.”
25. 25.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
27. 27.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) trying a new way (c) skipping the review (d) keeping a thinking diary
30. 30.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) repeating the mistake (c) blaming bad luck (d) trying a new way
31. 31.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
34. 34.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
39. 39.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) skipping the review (c) noting what worked (d) blaming bad luck

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