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Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 474 · 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) skipping the review (b) blaming bad luck (c) forgetting the lesson (d) trying a new way
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) checking your answers (d) repeating the mistake
  3. 3.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) checking your answers (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) forgetting the lesson
  4. 4.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) blaming bad luck (c) noting what worked (d) asking what to change
  6. 6.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  7. 7.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) trying a new way (c) checking your answers (d) hiding the mistake
  8. 8.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) forgetting the lesson (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) repeating the mistake
  9. 9.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  10. 10.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  12. 12.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Fairs are silly.” (b) “It was bad luck.” (c) “Never again.” (d) “Start a week earlier.”
  14. 14.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “What can I fix?” (b) “Why me?” (c) “Is it over?” (d) “Who did worse?”
  15. 15.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) forgetting the lesson (c) repeating the mistake (d) noting what worked
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) hiding the mistake (c) repeating the mistake (d) asking for feedback
  17. 17.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  19. 19.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) saying “who cares” (c) asking what to change (d) noting what worked
  20. 20.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  23. 23.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  26. 26.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  28. 28.True or false: “saying “who cares”” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  31. 31.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to copy friends (b) to learn from choices (c) to show off (d) to fill pages
  32. 32.Which of these helps you improve? (a) checking your answers (b) repeating the mistake (c) blaming bad luck (d) skipping the review
  33. 33.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “asking for feedback” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) saying “who cares” (c) repeating the mistake (d) asking what to change
  36. 36.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  37. 37.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  40. 40.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded

Answer key

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

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