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Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 253 · 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: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) asking what to change (c) forgetting the lesson (d) saying “who cares”
  4. 4.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “I don’t care.” (b) “You’re just lucky.” (c) “Thanks, I see it now.” (d) “No, I’m right.”
  5. 5.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  10. 10.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) blaming bad luck (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) skipping the review
  12. 12.🎯 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.”
  13. 13.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  15. 15.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  16. 16.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) noting what worked (c) blaming bad luck (d) forgetting the lesson
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) asking what to change (c) forgetting the lesson (d) saying “who cares”
  22. 22.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (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: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) hiding the mistake (c) asking what to change (d) trying a new way
  26. 26.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) noting what worked (c) blaming bad luck (d) asking for feedback
  28. 28.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Who did worse?” (b) “What can I fix?” (c) “Why me?” (d) “Is it over?”
  29. 29.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) noting what worked (c) trying a new way (d) blaming bad luck
  31. 31.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  36. 36.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) asking for feedback (c) checking your answers (d) repeating the mistake
  37. 37.True or false: “skipping the review” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) never deciding (b) ignoring facts (c) agreeing with all (d) listening to new ideas

Answer key

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

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