Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 519 · 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: repeating the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) asking what to change (c) repeating the mistake (d) trying a new way
3. 3.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) asking what to change (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) skipping the review
4. 4.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
5. 5.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
6. 6.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
7. 7.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
8. 8.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
10. 10.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) repeating the mistake (d) trying a new way
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) trying a new way (c) checking your answers (d) keeping a thinking diary
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) checking your answers (c) asking what to change (d) blaming bad luck
13. 13.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
14. 14.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
15. 15.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) trying a new way (c) saying “who cares” (d) blaming bad luck
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) saying “who cares” (c) skipping the review (d) checking your answers
19. 19.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Is it over?” (b) “Why me?” (c) “What can I fix?” (d) “Who did worse?”
21. 21.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “skipping the review” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
24. 24.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) forgetting the lesson (c) repeating the mistake (d) blaming bad luck
26. 26.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
27. 27.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) hiding the mistake (c) asking for feedback (d) asking what to change
28. 28.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Never again.” (b) “It was bad luck.” (c) “Start a week earlier.” (d) “Fairs are silly.”
32. 32.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
34. 34.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) skipping the review (d) hiding the mistake
36. 36.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to learn from choices (b) to copy friends (c) to fill pages (d) to show off
38. 38.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) repeating the mistake (c) hiding the mistake (d) noting what worked
40. 40.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve

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