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Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 354 · 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: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “You’re just lucky.” (b) “No, I’m right.” (c) “I don’t care.” (d) “Thanks, I see it now.”
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) skipping the review (c) blaming bad luck (d) repeating the mistake
  4. 4.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  5. 5.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to show off (b) to copy friends (c) to learn from choices (d) to fill pages
  7. 7.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  8. 8.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  10. 10.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) forgetting the lesson (c) blaming bad luck (d) noting what worked
  12. 12.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  14. 14.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) repeating the mistake (c) asking for feedback (d) noting what worked
  19. 19.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) asking for feedback (c) blaming bad luck (d) hiding the mistake
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) forgetting the lesson (c) asking what to change (d) noting what worked
  25. 25.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) blaming bad luck (c) skipping the review (d) asking what to change
  27. 27.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) hiding the mistake (c) asking what to change (d) forgetting the lesson
  28. 28.True or false: “hiding the mistake” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  30. 30.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  32. 32.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  33. 33.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Never again.” (b) “It was bad luck.” (c) “Start a week earlier.” (d) “Fairs are silly.”
  34. 34.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Who did worse?” (b) “What can I fix?” (c) “Is it over?” (d) “Why me?”
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) blaming bad luck (c) asking what to change (d) checking your answers
  36. 36.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  37. 37.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  39. 39.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  40. 40.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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