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Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 147 · 40 questions
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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.

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  1. 1.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) asking what to change (c) checking your answers (d) skipping the review
  2. 2.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) noting what worked (c) trying a new way (d) saying “who cares”
  4. 4.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  5. 5.True or false: “noting what worked” 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) “Start a week earlier.” (c) “It was bad luck.” (d) “Fairs are silly.”
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) saying “who cares” (c) asking what to change (d) hiding the mistake
  8. 8.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) checking your answers (c) forgetting the lesson (d) keeping a thinking diary
  9. 9.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  10. 10.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) saying “who cares” (c) asking what to change (d) hiding the mistake
  11. 11.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  12. 12.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  13. 13.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) forgetting the lesson (d) skipping the review
  15. 15.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  17. 17.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  18. 18.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  21. 21.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  23. 23.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: “repeating the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) checking your answers (c) asking what to change (d) repeating the mistake
  27. 27.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) repeating the mistake (c) asking what to change (d) noting what worked
  28. 28.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) blaming bad luck (c) checking your answers (d) asking what to change
  30. 30.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  31. 31.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  32. 32.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) hiding the mistake (c) saying “who cares” (d) asking for feedback
  34. 34.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) blaming bad luck (c) saying “who cares” (d) checking your answers
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) forgetting the lesson (c) noting what worked (d) asking for feedback
  36. 36.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  38. 38.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. skipping the review
  2. False
  3. saying “who cares”
  4. closed-minded
  5. False
  6. “Start a week earlier.”
  7. asking what to change
  8. forgetting the lesson
  9. open-minded
  10. asking what to change
  11. closed-minded
  12. open-minded
  13. True
  14. keeping a thinking diary
  15. True
  16. closed-minded
  17. learns nothing
  18. False
  19. False
  20. learns nothing
  21. False
  22. helps you improve
  23. False
  24. True
  25. True
  26. repeating the mistake
  27. repeating the mistake
  28. helps you improve
  29. blaming bad luck
  30. learns nothing
  31. closed-minded
  32. True
  33. asking for feedback
  34. checking your answers
  35. forgetting the lesson
  36. True
  37. helps you improve
  38. False
  39. False
  40. False

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