Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 489 · 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: forgetting the lesson? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
2. 2.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
3. 3.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) asking what to change (c) noting what worked (d) hiding the mistake
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) asking what to change (c) forgetting the lesson (d) skipping the review
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) trying a new way (c) saying “who cares” (d) blaming bad luck
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) forgetting the lesson (c) blaming bad luck (d) keeping a thinking diary
10. 10.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to show off (b) to learn from choices (c) to fill pages (d) to copy friends
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) repeating the mistake (c) noting what worked (d) forgetting the lesson
12. 12.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Start a week earlier.” (b) “Never again.” (c) “It was bad luck.” (d) “Fairs are silly.”
14. 14.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
15. 15.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) blaming bad luck (c) asking what to change (d) keeping a thinking diary
17. 17.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “What can I fix?” (b) “Why me?” (c) “Who did worse?” (d) “Is it over?”
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) saying “who cares” (c) trying a new way (d) checking your answers
19. 19.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
21. 21.Which of these learns nothing? (a) blaming bad luck (b) asking what to change (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) noting what worked
22. 22.True or false: “skipping the review” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-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: “blaming bad luck” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) checking your answers (c) saying “who cares” (d) trying a new way
28. 28.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) agreeing with all (b) never deciding (c) listening to new ideas (d) ignoring facts
29. 29.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) asking for feedback (c) skipping the review (d) checking your answers
30. 30.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
31. 31.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
35. 35.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
36. 36.Which of these learns nothing? (a) repeating the mistake (b) asking what to change (c) noting what worked (d) keeping a thinking diary
37. 37.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
38. 38.True or false: “hiding the mistake” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True

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