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Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 217 · 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.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: “asking for feedback” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  5. 5.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  7. 7.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “No, I’m right.” (b) “Thanks, I see it now.” (c) “I don’t care.” (d) “You’re just lucky.”
  8. 8.🎯 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.”
  9. 9.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  10. 10.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  11. 11.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) repeating the mistake (c) noting what worked (d) saying “who cares”
  12. 12.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  13. 13.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) trying a new way (c) forgetting the lesson (d) blaming bad luck
  15. 15.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) repeating the mistake (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) blaming bad luck
  16. 16.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  18. 18.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) asking what to change (c) forgetting the lesson (d) saying “who cares”
  20. 20.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) checking your answers (c) repeating the mistake (d) blaming bad luck
  22. 22.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  23. 23.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  24. 24.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) blaming bad luck (c) asking what to change (d) checking your answers
  26. 26.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these learns nothing? (a) saying “who cares” (b) checking your answers (c) asking what to change (d) keeping a thinking diary
  28. 28.True or false: “saying “who cares”” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) asking for feedback (d) hiding the mistake
  32. 32.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) never deciding (b) ignoring facts (c) listening to new ideas (d) agreeing with all
  33. 33.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  35. 35.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Who did worse?” (b) “What can I fix?” (c) “Is it over?” (d) “Why me?”
  37. 37.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  39. 39.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) hiding the mistake (c) asking for feedback (d) keeping a thinking diary
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) asking for feedback (c) skipping the review (d) noting what worked

Answer key

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

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