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Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 190 · 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.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) blaming bad luck (c) saying “who cares” (d) hiding the mistake
  3. 3.True or false: “asking for feedback” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Is it over?” (b) “Why me?” (c) “What can I fix?” (d) “Who did worse?”
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) blaming bad luck (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) noting what worked
  6. 6.True or false: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Fairs are silly.” (b) “Never again.” (c) “Start a week earlier.” (d) “It was bad luck.”
  8. 8.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  11. 11.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) trying a new way (c) saying “who cares” (d) skipping the review
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) checking your answers (c) skipping the review (d) saying “who cares”
  13. 13.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “You’re just lucky.” (b) “Thanks, I see it now.” (c) “I don’t care.” (d) “No, I’m right.”
  15. 15.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) trying a new way (d) hiding the mistake
  18. 18.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) trying a new way (c) checking your answers (d) noting what worked
  21. 21.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  22. 22.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) listening to new ideas (b) ignoring facts (c) never deciding (d) agreeing with all
  24. 24.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) forgetting the lesson (c) asking for feedback (d) blaming bad luck
  25. 25.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  26. 26.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  27. 27.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) hiding the mistake (c) saying “who cares” (d) asking what to change
  29. 29.Which of these learns nothing? (a) repeating the mistake (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) noting what worked (d) asking what to change
  30. 30.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) asking what to change (c) noting what worked (d) keeping a thinking diary
  32. 32.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  34. 34.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) asking what to change (c) forgetting the lesson (d) saying “who cares”
  35. 35.True or false: “skipping the review” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  37. 37.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) checking your answers (c) saying “who cares” (d) noting what worked
  39. 39.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded

Answer key

  1. helps you improve
  2. trying a new way
  3. True
  4. “What can I fix?”
  5. blaming bad luck
  6. True
  7. “Start a week earlier.”
  8. False
  9. True
  10. closed-minded
  11. trying a new way
  12. checking your answers
  13. False
  14. “Thanks, I see it now.”
  15. False
  16. True
  17. hiding the mistake
  18. False
  19. False
  20. hiding the mistake
  21. open-minded
  22. False
  23. listening to new ideas
  24. asking for feedback
  25. open-minded
  26. learns nothing
  27. True
  28. asking what to change
  29. repeating the mistake
  30. False
  31. repeating the mistake
  32. False
  33. open-minded
  34. asking what to change
  35. True
  36. learns nothing
  37. helps you improve
  38. saying “who cares”
  39. True
  40. closed-minded

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