Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 460 · 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.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) forgetting the lesson (d) noting what worked
4. 4.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) blaming bad luck (c) asking what to change (d) trying a new way
6. 6.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
7. 7.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
8. 8.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
10. 10.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🎯 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.”
13. 13.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) checking your answers (c) saying “who cares” (d) noting what worked
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) blaming bad luck (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) forgetting the lesson
16. 16.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to show off (b) to learn from choices (c) to fill pages (d) to copy friends
17. 17.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
19. 19.True or false: “skipping the review” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) noting what worked (c) trying a new way (d) repeating the mistake
21. 21.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
22. 22.True or false: “blaming bad luck” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
24. 24.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
25. 25.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
26. 26.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) forgetting the lesson (d) trying a new way
27. 27.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
28. 28.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) asking what to change (c) hiding the mistake (d) blaming bad luck
34. 34.Which of these helps you improve? (a) trying a new way (b) blaming bad luck (c) hiding the mistake (d) saying “who cares”
35. 35.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
37. 37.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) saying “who cares” (c) trying a new way (d) noting what worked
38. 38.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
39. 39.True or false: “saying “who cares”” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing

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