Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 808 · 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) skipping the review (b) repeating the mistake (c) noting what worked (d) blaming bad luck
2. 2.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) repeating the mistake (c) asking what to change (d) blaming bad luck
3. 3.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
4. 4.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Why me?” (b) “Who did worse?” (c) “Is it over?” (d) “What can I fix?”
5. 5.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) noting what worked (c) checking your answers (d) keeping a thinking diary
9. 9.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to learn from choices (b) to copy friends (c) to show off (d) to fill pages
11. 11.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) never deciding (b) agreeing with all (c) ignoring facts (d) listening to new ideas
12. 12.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
13. 13.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) checking your answers (c) blaming bad luck (d) hiding the mistake
14. 14.True or false: “repeating the mistake” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
16. 16.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
17. 17.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
18. 18.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) repeating the mistake (c) noting what worked (d) asking what to change
20. 20.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
22. 22.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) trying a new way (d) hiding the mistake
26. 26.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) saying “who cares” (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) asking what to change
28. 28.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) trying a new way (d) blaming bad luck
30. 30.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) saying “who cares” (c) skipping the review (d) noting what worked
32. 32.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
33. 33.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) trying a new way (c) checking your answers (d) saying “who cares”
35. 35.🎯 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.”
36. 36.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
37. 37.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these helps you improve? (a) trying a new way (b) saying “who cares” (c) forgetting the lesson (d) hiding the mistake
40. 40.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing

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