Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 600 · 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: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🎯 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.”
3. 3.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
5. 5.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) blaming bad luck (c) forgetting the lesson (d) checking your answers
6. 6.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these learns nothing? (a) hiding the mistake (b) checking your answers (c) noting what worked (d) trying a new way
10. 10.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
12. 12.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
13. 13.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) asking for feedback (c) hiding the mistake (d) forgetting the lesson
16. 16.True or false: “asking for feedback” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
18. 18.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) agreeing with all (b) never deciding (c) ignoring facts (d) listening to new ideas
20. 20.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Why me?” (b) “Is it over?” (c) “Who did worse?” (d) “What can I fix?”
21. 21.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
22. 22.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
24. 24.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
25. 25.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) noting what worked (c) skipping the review (d) repeating the mistake
26. 26.True or false: “repeating the mistake” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
28. 28.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to copy friends (b) to learn from choices (c) to fill pages (d) to show off
29. 29.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) asking for feedback (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) checking your answers
32. 32.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
33. 33.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
34. 34.Which of these helps you improve? (a) asking what to change (b) saying “who cares” (c) blaming bad luck (d) skipping the review
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) repeating the mistake (d) checking your answers
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) checking your answers (c) skipping the review (d) forgetting the lesson
37. 37.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these learns nothing? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) checking your answers (c) asking what to change (d) asking for feedback
40. 40.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded

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