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Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 314 · 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” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) asking what to change (c) saying “who cares” (d) blaming bad luck
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) hiding the mistake (c) trying a new way (d) repeating the mistake
  6. 6.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  9. 9.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Who did worse?” (b) “What can I fix?” (c) “Is it over?” (d) “Why me?”
  11. 11.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) never deciding (b) agreeing with all (c) ignoring facts (d) listening to new ideas
  12. 12.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  13. 13.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  14. 14.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: “skipping the review” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  17. 17.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “It was bad luck.” (b) “Start a week earlier.” (c) “Never again.” (d) “Fairs are silly.”
  18. 18.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  21. 21.True or false: “saying “who cares”” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) skipping the review (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) blaming bad luck
  24. 24.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  26. 26.True or false: “asking for feedback” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) forgetting the lesson (c) noting what worked (d) trying a new way
  28. 28.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) skipping the review (c) checking your answers (d) repeating the mistake
  29. 29.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) asking what to change (c) hiding the mistake (d) skipping the review
  31. 31.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) asking for feedback (c) trying a new way (d) skipping the review
  32. 32.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  33. 33.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  35. 35.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  36. 36.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  38. 38.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) trying a new way (d) checking your answers

Answer key

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

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