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Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 228 · 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.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  2. 2.True or false: “saying “who cares”” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) skipping the review (c) asking what to change (d) blaming bad luck
  4. 4.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) listening to new ideas (b) agreeing with all (c) ignoring facts (d) never deciding
  5. 5.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Fairs are silly.” (b) “It was bad luck.” (c) “Never again.” (d) “Start a week earlier.”
  7. 7.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) noting what worked (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) asking for feedback
  10. 10.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to show off (b) to learn from choices (c) to fill pages (d) to copy friends
  11. 11.Which of these learns nothing? (a) saying “who cares” (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) noting what worked (d) asking what to change
  12. 12.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  13. 13.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) checking your answers (c) asking for feedback (d) saying “who cares”
  15. 15.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  17. 17.🔁 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) “You’re just lucky.” (d) “I don’t care.”
  18. 18.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  19. 19.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  22. 22.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) noting what worked (c) asking what to change (d) blaming bad luck
  26. 26.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) repeating the mistake (c) trying a new way (d) saying “who cares”
  28. 28.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  29. 29.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  30. 30.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Who did worse?” (b) “Why me?” (c) “Is it over?” (d) “What can I fix?”
  31. 31.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  32. 32.True or false: “saying “who cares”” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) saying “who cares” (d) blaming bad luck
  35. 35.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  36. 36.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  38. 38.True or false: “asking for feedback” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) forgetting the lesson (c) asking what to change (d) trying a new way
  40. 40.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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