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Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

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

Answer key

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

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