Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 300 · 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 of these learns nothing? (a) blaming bad luck (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) asking what to change (d) noting what worked
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) noting what worked (c) checking your answers (d) hiding the mistake
3. 3.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to fill pages (b) to show off (c) to copy friends (d) to learn from choices
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) skipping the review (c) checking your answers (d) noting what worked
5. 5.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) blaming bad luck (c) forgetting the lesson (d) saying “who cares”
7. 7.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) forgetting the lesson (c) saying “who cares” (d) asking for feedback
8. 8.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
9. 9.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
10. 10.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “What can I fix?” (b) “Why me?” (c) “Who did worse?” (d) “Is it over?”
13. 13.True or false: “blaming bad luck” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) blaming bad luck (c) trying a new way (d) skipping the review
15. 15.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
16. 16.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) repeating the mistake (c) saying “who cares” (d) noting what worked
18. 18.True or false: “saying “who cares”” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
20. 20.True or false: “hiding the mistake” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) repeating the mistake (c) noting what worked (d) hiding the mistake
22. 22.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) skipping the review (c) repeating the mistake (d) forgetting the lesson
24. 24.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
27. 27.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “It was bad luck.” (b) “Never again.” (c) “Fairs are silly.” (d) “Start a week earlier.”
29. 29.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
30. 30.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
33. 33.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) asking what to change (c) skipping the review (d) forgetting the lesson
34. 34.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
36. 36.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) saying “who cares” (c) noting what worked (d) asking for feedback
39. 39.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
40. 40.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded

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