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Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 504 · 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.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  2. 2.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) forgetting the lesson (c) asking what to change (d) keeping a thinking diary
  4. 4.Which of these helps you improve? (a) trying a new way (b) blaming bad luck (c) saying “who cares” (d) forgetting the lesson
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) hiding the mistake (c) asking for feedback (d) noting what worked
  6. 6.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  7. 7.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) repeating the mistake (c) blaming bad luck (d) checking your answers
  8. 8.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  9. 9.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  10. 10.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  11. 11.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  13. 13.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  14. 14.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) skipping the review (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) asking for feedback
  16. 16.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to fill pages (b) to copy friends (c) to show off (d) to learn from choices
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) saying “who cares” (c) asking what to change (d) forgetting the lesson
  19. 19.True or false: “skipping the review” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) blaming bad luck (c) trying a new way (d) asking what to change
  21. 21.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) noting what worked (c) saying “who cares” (d) repeating the mistake
  22. 22.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  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 helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) repeating the mistake (c) skipping the review (d) asking for feedback
  25. 25.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “What can I fix?” (b) “Who did worse?” (c) “Why me?” (d) “Is it over?”
  26. 26.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “It was bad luck.” (b) “Never again.” (c) “Fairs are silly.” (d) “Start a week earlier.”
  27. 27.True or false: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) forgetting the lesson (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) asking what to change
  29. 29.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) ignoring facts (b) listening to new ideas (c) never deciding (d) agreeing with all
  31. 31.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  33. 33.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  36. 36.True or false: “saying “who cares”” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) forgetting the lesson (c) skipping the review (d) noting what worked

Answer key

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

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