Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 625 · 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) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) trying a new way (c) blaming bad luck (d) noting what worked
3. 3.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
4. 4.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
5. 5.True or false: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
8. 8.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) saying “who cares” (c) trying a new way (d) blaming bad luck
9. 9.Which of these learns nothing? (a) repeating the mistake (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) trying a new way (d) checking your answers
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) trying a new way (c) checking your answers (d) asking for feedback
11. 11.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
12. 12.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
14. 14.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
15. 15.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) skipping the review (c) hiding the mistake (d) checking your answers
16. 16.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “asking for feedback” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Is it over?” (b) “Who did worse?” (c) “Why me?” (d) “What can I fix?”
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) checking your answers (c) forgetting the lesson (d) saying “who cares”
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) repeating the mistake (c) asking for feedback (d) asking what to change
22. 22.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) hiding the mistake (c) noting what worked (d) asking for feedback
24. 24.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) asking what to change (c) skipping the review (d) asking for feedback
25. 25.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
27. 27.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) asking for feedback (c) forgetting the lesson (d) trying a new way
29. 29.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these helps you improve? (a) noting what worked (b) forgetting the lesson (c) repeating the mistake (d) blaming bad luck
33. 33.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) asking what to change (d) forgetting the lesson
35. 35.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
36. 36.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) noting what worked (c) repeating the mistake (d) hiding the mistake
38. 38.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Never again.” (b) “Start a week earlier.” (c) “Fairs are silly.” (d) “It was bad luck.”
40. 40.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False

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