Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 363 · 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) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
2. 2.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
3. 3.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) checking your answers (d) repeating the mistake
4. 4.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “It was bad luck.” (b) “Fairs are silly.” (c) “Never again.” (d) “Start a week earlier.”
6. 6.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) skipping the review (c) repeating the mistake (d) asking for feedback
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) hiding the mistake (c) asking for feedback (d) trying a new way
9. 9.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) hiding the mistake (c) repeating the mistake (d) noting what worked
10. 10.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
11. 11.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
12. 12.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) asking what to change (c) noting what worked (d) hiding the mistake
13. 13.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) hiding the mistake (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) skipping the review
14. 14.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “repeating the mistake” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) trying a new way (c) asking for feedback (d) skipping the review
18. 18.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) listening to new ideas (b) ignoring facts (c) never deciding (d) agreeing with all
19. 19.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
21. 21.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Is it over?” (b) “Who did worse?” (c) “Why me?” (d) “What can I fix?”
22. 22.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
23. 23.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) asking what to change (c) checking your answers (d) saying “who cares”
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) asking what to change (c) checking your answers (d) keeping a thinking diary
26. 26.True or false: “saying “who cares”” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) skipping the review (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) asking what to change
28. 28.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
30. 30.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
32. 32.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
33. 33.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) forgetting the lesson (c) noting what worked (d) hiding the mistake
35. 35.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) checking your answers (c) skipping the review (d) hiding the mistake
36. 36.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
38. 38.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) noting what worked (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) repeating the mistake
40. 40.True or false: “skipping the review” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False

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