Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 798 · 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) repeating the mistake (b) forgetting the lesson (c) noting what worked (d) hiding the mistake
2. 2.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
3. 3.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
4. 4.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) ignoring facts (b) never deciding (c) listening to new ideas (d) agreeing with all
6. 6.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
7. 7.Which of these learns nothing? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) noting what worked (c) asking for feedback (d) asking what to change
8. 8.True or false: “repeating the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) noting what worked (c) skipping the review (d) asking for feedback
10. 10.True or false: “saying “who cares”” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these helps you improve? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) forgetting the lesson (c) blaming bad luck (d) hiding the mistake
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) forgetting the lesson (c) skipping the review (d) asking what to change
14. 14.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) blaming bad luck (c) forgetting the lesson (d) keeping a thinking diary
17. 17.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
18. 18.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
19. 19.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to learn from choices (b) to fill pages (c) to show off (d) to copy friends
20. 20.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) noting what worked (c) blaming bad luck (d) trying a new way
22. 22.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) noting what worked (c) repeating the mistake (d) checking your answers
23. 23.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
24. 24.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Fairs are silly.” (b) “Never again.” (c) “It was bad luck.” (d) “Start a week earlier.”
26. 26.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) blaming bad luck (c) asking for feedback (d) checking your answers
27. 27.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
28. 28.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “What can I fix?” (b) “Is it over?” (c) “Why me?” (d) “Who did worse?”
29. 29.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) skipping the review (c) trying a new way (d) forgetting the lesson
30. 30.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) repeating the mistake (c) saying “who cares” (d) checking your answers
31. 31.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) asking for feedback (c) noting what worked (d) saying “who cares”
34. 34.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
35. 35.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) checking your answers (c) hiding the mistake (d) noting what worked
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) asking what to change (d) asking for feedback
37. 37.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
38. 38.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
39. 39.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) noting what worked (c) skipping the review (d) repeating the mistake

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