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Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 367 · 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.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Who did worse?” (b) “What can I fix?” (c) “Why me?” (d) “Is it over?”
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) checking your answers (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) forgetting the lesson
  3. 3.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) saying “who cares” (c) forgetting the lesson (d) checking your answers
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) saying “who cares” (c) noting what worked (d) trying a new way
  6. 6.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  7. 7.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  8. 8.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) skipping the review (c) forgetting the lesson (d) trying a new way
  9. 9.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “You’re just lucky.” (b) “Thanks, I see it now.” (c) “I don’t care.” (d) “No, I’m right.”
  11. 11.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these learns nothing? (a) saying “who cares” (b) trying a new way (c) checking your answers (d) noting what worked
  13. 13.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: “blaming bad luck” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  16. 16.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  17. 17.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) repeating the mistake (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) asking what to change
  18. 18.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) noting what worked (c) hiding the mistake (d) forgetting the lesson
  20. 20.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) hiding the mistake (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) repeating the mistake
  24. 24.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  25. 25.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  26. 26.True or false: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) ignoring facts (b) agreeing with all (c) listening to new ideas (d) never deciding
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) hiding the mistake (c) blaming bad luck (d) noting what worked
  29. 29.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) trying a new way (c) blaming bad luck (d) forgetting the lesson
  31. 31.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “hiding the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) asking what to change (c) repeating the mistake (d) forgetting the lesson
  37. 37.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Fairs are silly.” (b) “Start a week earlier.” (c) “Never again.” (d) “It was bad luck.”
  38. 38.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  39. 39.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  40. 40.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded

Answer key

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

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