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Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 380 · 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.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  2. 2.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  3. 3.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) repeating the mistake (c) noting what worked (d) asking what to change
  6. 6.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  7. 7.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  8. 8.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  9. 9.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) saying “who cares” (c) blaming bad luck (d) repeating the mistake
  12. 12.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  15. 15.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  16. 16.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) hiding the mistake (c) asking for feedback (d) blaming bad luck
  18. 18.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) skipping the review (c) trying a new way (d) keeping a thinking diary
  19. 19.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  20. 20.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) asking what to change (c) repeating the mistake (d) blaming bad luck
  21. 21.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “Thanks, I see it now.” (b) “I don’t care.” (c) “No, I’m right.” (d) “You’re just lucky.”
  22. 22.True or false: “blaming bad luck” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these learns nothing? (a) blaming bad luck (b) checking your answers (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) trying a new way
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) checking your answers (d) noting what worked
  26. 26.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) asking what to change (c) repeating the mistake (d) keeping a thinking diary
  28. 28.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to fill pages (b) to show off (c) to copy friends (d) to learn from choices
  29. 29.True or false: “saying “who cares”” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) asking what to change (c) hiding the mistake (d) asking for feedback
  31. 31.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “skipping the review” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) forgetting the lesson (c) noting what worked (d) repeating the mistake
  40. 40.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “It was bad luck.” (b) “Fairs are silly.” (c) “Start a week earlier.” (d) “Never again.”

Answer key

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

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