Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 355 · 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 helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) blaming bad luck (c) forgetting the lesson (d) keeping a thinking diary
2. 2.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
3. 3.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) blaming bad luck (c) noting what worked (d) skipping the review
6. 6.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “skipping the review” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) hiding the mistake (c) checking your answers (d) noting what worked
10. 10.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) listening to new ideas (b) never deciding (c) agreeing with all (d) ignoring facts
12. 12.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) repeating the mistake (c) forgetting the lesson (d) trying a new way
13. 13.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Why me?” (b) “Who did worse?” (c) “What can I fix?” (d) “Is it over?”
14. 14.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
15. 15.True or false: “skipping the review” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
17. 17.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
18. 18.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Never again.” (b) “Fairs are silly.” (c) “It was bad luck.” (d) “Start a week earlier.”
19. 19.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) checking your answers (c) forgetting the lesson (d) saying “who cares”
22. 22.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) noting what worked (c) hiding the mistake (d) saying “who cares”
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) blaming bad luck (c) saying “who cares” (d) trying a new way
25. 25.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
27. 27.Which of these learns nothing? (a) repeating the mistake (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) asking for feedback (d) asking what to change
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) noting what worked (c) saying “who cares” (d) asking for feedback
29. 29.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) repeating the mistake (c) checking your answers (d) skipping the review
30. 30.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) repeating the mistake (c) asking what to change (d) blaming bad luck
32. 32.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
34. 34.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to learn from choices (b) to copy friends (c) to fill pages (d) to show off
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) checking your answers (d) asking what to change
36. 36.True or false: “saying “who cares”” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these learns nothing? (a) hiding the mistake (b) asking what to change (c) checking your answers (d) noting what worked
38. 38.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) repeating the mistake (c) noting what worked (d) asking what to change

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