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Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 449 · 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 was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  2. 2.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) skipping the review (c) blaming bad luck (d) forgetting the lesson
  5. 5.True or false: “saying “who cares”” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “Thanks, I see it now.” (b) “No, I’m right.” (c) “I don’t care.” (d) “You’re just lucky.”
  7. 7.True or false: “blaming bad luck” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) forgetting the lesson (c) checking your answers (d) trying a new way
  10. 10.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  11. 11.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Never again.” (b) “Start a week earlier.” (c) “It was bad luck.” (d) “Fairs are silly.”
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) trying a new way (c) repeating the mistake (d) forgetting the lesson
  13. 13.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) noting what worked (c) asking for feedback (d) skipping the review
  15. 15.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  16. 16.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: “repeating the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to copy friends (b) to learn from choices (c) to show off (d) to fill pages
  19. 19.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  20. 20.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these learns nothing? (a) saying “who cares” (b) asking what to change (c) trying a new way (d) asking for feedback
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) blaming bad luck (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) saying “who cares”
  24. 24.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  25. 25.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  28. 28.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  30. 30.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) skipping the review (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) trying a new way
  32. 32.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  35. 35.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) asking for feedback (c) hiding the mistake (d) blaming bad luck
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) trying a new way (c) noting what worked (d) saying “who cares”
  38. 38.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  39. 39.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) asking for feedback (c) noting what worked (d) forgetting the lesson
  40. 40.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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