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Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 403 · 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.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) agreeing with all (b) ignoring facts (c) listening to new ideas (d) never deciding
  2. 2.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) noting what worked (c) forgetting the lesson (d) keeping a thinking diary
  4. 4.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Start a week earlier.” (b) “Never again.” (c) “It was bad luck.” (d) “Fairs are silly.”
  5. 5.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  6. 6.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) checking your answers (c) noting what worked (d) blaming bad luck
  7. 7.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) saying “who cares” (c) asking for feedback (d) forgetting the lesson
  8. 8.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  9. 9.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) repeating the mistake (c) checking your answers (d) skipping the review
  10. 10.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  11. 11.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  12. 12.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  13. 13.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) checking your answers (c) skipping the review (d) asking what to change
  18. 18.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  20. 20.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) asking what to change (c) forgetting the lesson (d) blaming bad luck
  22. 22.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  23. 23.True or false: “saying “who cares”” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: “blaming bad luck” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) checking your answers (c) asking for feedback (d) saying “who cares”
  26. 26.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) noting what worked (c) checking your answers (d) forgetting the lesson
  28. 28.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  29. 29.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) blaming bad luck (c) asking what to change (d) hiding the mistake
  30. 30.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  31. 31.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) repeating the mistake (c) trying a new way (d) forgetting the lesson
  33. 33.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) checking your answers (c) hiding the mistake (d) forgetting the lesson
  36. 36.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  37. 37.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  40. 40.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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