Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 987 · 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.True or false: “skipping the review” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) hiding the mistake (c) asking for feedback (d) repeating the mistake
3. 3.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) repeating the mistake (d) asking what to change
4. 4.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) repeating the mistake (c) noting what worked (d) forgetting the lesson
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) asking what to change (c) skipping the review (d) blaming bad luck
7. 7.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
8. 8.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) asking for feedback (c) trying a new way (d) asking what to change
10. 10.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) trying a new way (c) forgetting the lesson (d) skipping the review
11. 11.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
12. 12.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “I don’t care.” (b) “No, I’m right.” (c) “You’re just lucky.” (d) “Thanks, I see it now.”
14. 14.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) noting what worked (c) skipping the review (d) saying “who cares”
17. 17.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
18. 18.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “What can I fix?” (b) “Why me?” (c) “Who did worse?” (d) “Is it over?”
19. 19.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) blaming bad luck (c) hiding the mistake (d) keeping a thinking diary
20. 20.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to show off (b) to fill pages (c) to copy friends (d) to learn from choices
22. 22.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
25. 25.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) ignoring facts (b) agreeing with all (c) never deciding (d) listening to new ideas
26. 26.True or false: “skipping the review” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) noting what worked (d) trying a new way
28. 28.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “asking for feedback” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
32. 32.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) forgetting the lesson (d) trying a new way
34. 34.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
36. 36.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Start a week earlier.” (b) “Never again.” (c) “Fairs are silly.” (d) “It was bad luck.”
37. 37.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
38. 38.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
40. 40.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True

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