Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 615 · 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.Which of these helps you improve? (a) noting what worked (b) blaming bad luck (c) repeating the mistake (d) hiding the mistake
2. 2.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
5. 5.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Start a week earlier.” (b) “Fairs are silly.” (c) “It was bad luck.” (d) “Never again.”
8. 8.True or false: “skipping the review” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
13. 13.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “skipping the review” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
16. 16.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
17. 17.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to fill pages (b) to copy friends (c) to learn from choices (d) to show off
18. 18.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
19. 19.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
20. 20.Which of these learns nothing? (a) saying “who cares” (b) asking for feedback (c) asking what to change (d) keeping a thinking diary
21. 21.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) forgetting the lesson (c) noting what worked (d) blaming bad luck
23. 23.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
25. 25.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) hiding the mistake (c) saying “who cares” (d) asking for feedback
27. 27.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
28. 28.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
29. 29.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) hiding the mistake (c) forgetting the lesson (d) checking your answers
31. 31.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) trying a new way (c) asking what to change (d) keeping a thinking diary
33. 33.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) repeating the mistake (c) checking your answers (d) skipping the review
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) hiding the mistake (c) forgetting the lesson (d) skipping the review
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) checking your answers (c) hiding the mistake (d) noting what worked
37. 37.True or false: “hiding the mistake” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “saying “who cares”” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True

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