Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 950 · 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: checking your answers? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
2. 2.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
3. 3.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
4. 4.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Why me?” (b) “Is it over?” (c) “What can I fix?” (d) “Who did worse?”
5. 5.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Never again.” (b) “It was bad luck.” (c) “Start a week earlier.” (d) “Fairs are silly.”
7. 7.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
8. 8.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) agreeing with all (b) ignoring facts (c) never deciding (d) listening to new ideas
9. 9.Which of these learns nothing? (a) hiding the mistake (b) trying a new way (c) noting what worked (d) checking your answers
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) noting what worked (c) blaming bad luck (d) keeping a thinking diary
11. 11.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
12. 12.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to show off (b) to copy friends (c) to learn from choices (d) to fill pages
15. 15.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
16. 16.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) hiding the mistake (c) repeating the mistake (d) asking what to change
18. 18.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
19. 19.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) skipping the review (c) checking your answers (d) asking for feedback
20. 20.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) asking what to change (c) skipping the review (d) saying “who cares”
21. 21.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “saying “who cares”” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
24. 24.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) asking for feedback (c) checking your answers (d) repeating the mistake
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) blaming bad luck (c) noting what worked (d) skipping the review
29. 29.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) noting what worked (c) blaming bad luck (d) saying “who cares”
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) trying a new way (c) asking what to change (d) noting what worked
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) hiding the mistake (c) asking for feedback (d) checking your answers
32. 32.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
34. 34.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) asking for feedback (c) saying “who cares” (d) skipping the review
35. 35.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) checking your answers (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) blaming bad luck
36. 36.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
38. 38.True or false: “hiding the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) checking your answers (c) hiding the mistake (d) repeating the mistake

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