Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 510 · 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: noting what worked? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
2. 2.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
4. 4.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
5. 5.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) skipping the review (c) trying a new way (d) asking what to change
6. 6.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
7. 7.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) blaming bad luck (c) asking for feedback (d) repeating the mistake
9. 9.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) forgetting the lesson (c) blaming bad luck (d) trying a new way
11. 11.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) skipping the review (c) repeating the mistake (d) forgetting the lesson
13. 13.True or false: “saying “who cares”” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
15. 15.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) checking your answers (c) asking for feedback (d) keeping a thinking diary
17. 17.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) asking what to change (c) saying “who cares” (d) checking your answers
18. 18.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
20. 20.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to copy friends (b) to fill pages (c) to learn from choices (d) to show off
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) blaming bad luck (c) repeating the mistake (d) asking what to change
22. 22.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) noting what worked (c) asking what to change (d) repeating the mistake
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) asking for feedback (c) checking your answers (d) trying a new way
24. 24.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
25. 25.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) hiding the mistake (c) trying a new way (d) asking for feedback
27. 27.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) trying a new way (c) saying “who cares” (d) hiding the mistake
29. 29.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Fairs are silly.” (b) “Never again.” (c) “Start a week earlier.” (d) “It was bad luck.”
30. 30.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
31. 31.True or false: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these learns nothing? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) asking for feedback (c) asking what to change (d) keeping a thinking diary
33. 33.Which of these helps you improve? (a) noting what worked (b) blaming bad luck (c) saying “who cares” (d) skipping the review
34. 34.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) asking what to change (c) checking your answers (d) repeating the mistake
38. 38.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
39. 39.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
40. 40.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing

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