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Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 232 · 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: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Never again.” (b) “Start a week earlier.” (c) “Fairs are silly.” (d) “It was bad luck.”
  3. 3.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  4. 4.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) blaming bad luck (c) asking what to change (d) noting what worked
  6. 6.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  7. 7.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to copy friends (b) to show off (c) to learn from choices (d) to fill pages
  8. 8.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) trying a new way (c) asking for feedback (d) hiding the mistake
  10. 10.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  13. 13.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  14. 14.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) skipping the review (c) noting what worked (d) blaming bad luck
  16. 16.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  17. 17.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) forgetting the lesson (c) trying a new way (d) noting what worked
  18. 18.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  19. 19.True or false: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  21. 21.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) checking your answers (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) asking what to change
  23. 23.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “What can I fix?” (b) “Why me?” (c) “Who did worse?” (d) “Is it over?”
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) asking what to change (c) noting what worked (d) asking for feedback
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) saying “who cares” (c) trying a new way (d) asking what to change
  26. 26.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  29. 29.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) asking what to change (c) skipping the review (d) blaming bad luck
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) trying a new way (c) noting what worked (d) checking your answers
  32. 32.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) repeating the mistake (c) hiding the mistake (d) asking for feedback
  38. 38.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  39. 39.Which of these helps you improve? (a) trying a new way (b) hiding the mistake (c) skipping the review (d) forgetting the lesson
  40. 40.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded

Answer key

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

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