Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 651 · 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 learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) saying “who cares” (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) trying a new way
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) forgetting the lesson (c) saying “who cares” (d) checking your answers
3. 3.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
4. 4.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to learn from choices (b) to fill pages (c) to show off (d) to copy friends
5. 5.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
6. 6.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
8. 8.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Is it over?” (b) “What can I fix?” (c) “Who did worse?” (d) “Why me?”
9. 9.True or false: “saying “who cares”” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
11. 11.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) forgetting the lesson (c) trying a new way (d) hiding the mistake
12. 12.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “I don’t care.” (b) “You’re just lucky.” (c) “Thanks, I see it now.” (d) “No, I’m right.”
13. 13.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
14. 14.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) listening to new ideas (b) ignoring facts (c) never deciding (d) agreeing with all
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) asking for feedback (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) checking your answers
16. 16.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
18. 18.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
20. 20.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) hiding the mistake (d) blaming bad luck
22. 22.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) skipping the review (c) forgetting the lesson (d) noting what worked
23. 23.True or false: “saying “who cares”” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
26. 26.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) blaming bad luck (c) asking for feedback (d) repeating the mistake
28. 28.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) asking for feedback (c) blaming bad luck (d) trying a new way
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) forgetting the lesson (c) hiding the mistake (d) blaming bad luck
30. 30.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
31. 31.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) trying a new way (c) asking for feedback (d) forgetting the lesson
32. 32.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Start a week earlier.” (b) “It was bad luck.” (c) “Never again.” (d) “Fairs are silly.”
33. 33.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
34. 34.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
35. 35.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
36. 36.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) hiding the mistake (c) repeating the mistake (d) saying “who cares”
39. 39.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded

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