Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 889 · 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: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
2. 2.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
4. 4.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to fill pages (b) to copy friends (c) to show off (d) to learn from choices
6. 6.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) hiding the mistake (c) asking what to change (d) noting what worked
9. 9.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Who did worse?” (b) “Why me?” (c) “Is it over?” (d) “What can I fix?”
10. 10.True or false: “hiding the mistake” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Fairs are silly.” (b) “It was bad luck.” (c) “Never again.” (d) “Start a week earlier.”
12. 12.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) noting what worked (c) checking your answers (d) blaming bad luck
13. 13.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
15. 15.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
18. 18.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
19. 19.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
20. 20.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) asking for feedback (c) repeating the mistake (d) asking what to change
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) forgetting the lesson (c) repeating the mistake (d) trying a new way
22. 22.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
23. 23.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
24. 24.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
25. 25.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) agreeing with all (b) never deciding (c) ignoring facts (d) listening to new ideas
27. 27.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) saying “who cares” (c) noting what worked (d) forgetting the lesson
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) skipping the review (c) checking your answers (d) saying “who cares”
31. 31.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
32. 32.True or false: “saying “who cares”” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) trying a new way (d) checking your answers
35. 35.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
36. 36.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) blaming bad luck (c) saying “who cares” (d) asking what to change
37. 37.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
38. 38.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) noting what worked (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) saying “who cares”
40. 40.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing

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