Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 317 · 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.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
2. 2.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
4. 4.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) repeating the mistake (c) asking what to change (d) saying “who cares”
8. 8.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Never again.” (b) “Fairs are silly.” (c) “Start a week earlier.” (d) “It was bad luck.”
9. 9.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) asking what to change (c) blaming bad luck (d) hiding the mistake
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) forgetting the lesson (c) asking what to change (d) noting what worked
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) hiding the mistake (c) checking your answers (d) asking what to change
12. 12.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
15. 15.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) asking what to change (c) blaming bad luck (d) trying a new way
16. 16.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
17. 17.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) asking for feedback (c) asking what to change (d) blaming bad luck
19. 19.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to learn from choices (b) to fill pages (c) to copy friends (d) to show off
20. 20.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) saying “who cares” (c) hiding the mistake (d) checking your answers
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) hiding the mistake (c) skipping the review (d) noting what worked
22. 22.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “No, I’m right.” (b) “You’re just lucky.” (c) “I don’t care.” (d) “Thanks, I see it now.”
23. 23.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
27. 27.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these learns nothing? (a) repeating the mistake (b) noting what worked (c) trying a new way (d) checking your answers
29. 29.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
31. 31.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
32. 32.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) hiding the mistake (c) repeating the mistake (d) noting what worked
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) blaming bad luck (c) hiding the mistake (d) skipping the review
34. 34.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
35. 35.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) blaming bad luck (c) saying “who cares” (d) keeping a thinking diary
38. 38.Which of these learns nothing? (a) skipping the review (b) noting what worked (c) asking what to change (d) keeping a thinking diary
39. 39.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
40. 40.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing

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