Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 989 · 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: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) forgetting the lesson (c) saying “who cares” (d) repeating the mistake
4. 4.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
5. 5.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to copy friends (b) to fill pages (c) to show off (d) to learn from choices
6. 6.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Never again.” (b) “Fairs are silly.” (c) “Start a week earlier.” (d) “It was bad luck.”
7. 7.True or false: “repeating the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) asking for feedback (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) noting what worked
9. 9.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) noting what worked (c) asking what to change (d) repeating the mistake
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) checking your answers (c) noting what worked (d) skipping the review
11. 11.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) hiding the mistake (c) saying “who cares” (d) checking your answers
12. 12.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these helps you improve? (a) asking what to change (b) forgetting the lesson (c) repeating the mistake (d) hiding the mistake
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) repeating the mistake (c) asking what to change (d) checking your answers
15. 15.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
16. 16.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
17. 17.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
18. 18.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
19. 19.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
20. 20.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) trying a new way (c) skipping the review (d) noting what worked
21. 21.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
22. 22.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) repeating the mistake (c) asking for feedback (d) saying “who cares”
23. 23.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) forgetting the lesson (c) hiding the mistake (d) saying “who cares”
25. 25.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
26. 26.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
27. 27.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
28. 28.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
29. 29.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
31. 31.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) blaming bad luck (c) checking your answers (d) asking what to change
32. 32.True or false: “blaming bad luck” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
34. 34.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) trying a new way (c) noting what worked (d) hiding the mistake
36. 36.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) skipping the review (c) repeating the mistake (d) asking what to change
39. 39.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve

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