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Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 465 · 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.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) blaming bad luck (c) skipping the review (d) noting what worked
  2. 2.True or false: “saying “who cares”” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  4. 4.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  5. 5.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) skipping the review (c) trying a new way (d) hiding the mistake
  7. 7.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “It was bad luck.” (b) “Start a week earlier.” (c) “Fairs are silly.” (d) “Never again.”
  9. 9.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  10. 10.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) skipping the review (c) noting what worked (d) checking your answers
  11. 11.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Who did worse?” (b) “What can I fix?” (c) “Is it over?” (d) “Why me?”
  12. 12.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) agreeing with all (b) listening to new ideas (c) ignoring facts (d) never deciding
  13. 13.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these learns nothing? (a) blaming bad luck (b) noting what worked (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) trying a new way
  16. 16.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) repeating the mistake (c) asking for feedback (d) noting what worked
  19. 19.True or false: “repeating the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  23. 23.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  24. 24.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  26. 26.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) hiding the mistake (c) checking your answers (d) noting what worked
  30. 30.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  31. 31.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  33. 33.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  36. 36.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) skipping the review (c) asking what to change (d) saying “who cares”
  37. 37.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) asking what to change (c) blaming bad luck (d) repeating the mistake
  40. 40.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded

Answer key

  1. noting what worked
  2. False
  3. open-minded
  4. open-minded
  5. False
  6. trying a new way
  7. True
  8. “Start a week earlier.”
  9. open-minded
  10. skipping the review
  11. “What can I fix?”
  12. listening to new ideas
  13. True
  14. False
  15. blaming bad luck
  16. True
  17. True
  18. repeating the mistake
  19. True
  20. True
  21. True
  22. helps you improve
  23. learns nothing
  24. False
  25. closed-minded
  26. True
  27. False
  28. False
  29. hiding the mistake
  30. helps you improve
  31. False
  32. learns nothing
  33. False
  34. False
  35. helps you improve
  36. asking what to change
  37. False
  38. True
  39. asking what to change
  40. closed-minded

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