Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 780 · 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) repeating the mistake (b) forgetting the lesson (c) asking what to change (d) hiding the mistake
3. 3.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “It was bad luck.” (b) “Start a week earlier.” (c) “Never again.” (d) “Fairs are silly.”
4. 4.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) noting what worked (c) saying “who cares” (d) asking for feedback
9. 9.Which of these helps you improve? (a) noting what worked (b) forgetting the lesson (c) repeating the mistake (d) hiding the mistake
10. 10.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) asking for feedback (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) blaming bad luck
11. 11.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Who did worse?” (b) “Why me?” (c) “What can I fix?” (d) “Is it over?”
12. 12.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
13. 13.True or false: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) noting what worked (c) checking your answers (d) asking for feedback
15. 15.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) saying “who cares” (c) asking for feedback (d) blaming bad luck
19. 19.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
20. 20.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) trying a new way (c) forgetting the lesson (d) skipping the review
21. 21.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) asking what to change (c) trying a new way (d) hiding the mistake
22. 22.True or false: “hiding the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
24. 24.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “saying “who cares”” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
27. 27.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
28. 28.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) hiding the mistake (c) forgetting the lesson (d) checking your answers
29. 29.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) forgetting the lesson (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) asking what to change
31. 31.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
32. 32.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to show off (b) to learn from choices (c) to copy friends (d) to fill pages
33. 33.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) asking for feedback (c) noting what worked (d) asking what to change
35. 35.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) blaming bad luck (d) forgetting the lesson
37. 37.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) listening to new ideas (b) never deciding (c) agreeing with all (d) ignoring facts
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) forgetting the lesson (d) blaming bad luck
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) skipping the review (c) blaming bad luck (d) noting what worked

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