Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 611 · 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) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) hiding the mistake (d) repeating the mistake
3. 3.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) noting what worked (c) blaming bad luck (d) checking your answers
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) repeating the mistake (c) forgetting the lesson (d) asking what to change
5. 5.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
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.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) asking what to change (c) checking your answers (d) asking for feedback
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) blaming bad luck (c) repeating the mistake (d) checking your answers
11. 11.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
12. 12.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
15. 15.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
16. 16.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) hiding the mistake (d) checking your answers
17. 17.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) saying “who cares” (c) blaming bad luck (d) checking your answers
18. 18.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “repeating the mistake” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) ignoring facts (b) never deciding (c) listening to new ideas (d) agreeing with all
21. 21.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) forgetting the lesson (d) saying “who cares”
23. 23.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “It was bad luck.” (b) “Never again.” (c) “Fairs are silly.” (d) “Start a week earlier.”
24. 24.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) forgetting the lesson (c) skipping the review (d) asking for feedback
25. 25.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
26. 26.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
27. 27.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) noting what worked (c) repeating the mistake (d) blaming bad luck
29. 29.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) repeating the mistake (c) trying a new way (d) saying “who cares”
30. 30.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to learn from choices (b) to copy friends (c) to fill pages (d) to show off
31. 31.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) asking for feedback (c) repeating the mistake (d) checking your answers
33. 33.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
34. 34.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) asking what to change (c) repeating the mistake (d) forgetting the lesson
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) asking for feedback (c) noting what worked (d) asking what to change
36. 36.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) asking what to change (d) checking your answers
38. 38.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Is it over?” (b) “Who did worse?” (c) “What can I fix?” (d) “Why me?”
40. 40.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True

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