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Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 513 · 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.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) asking what to change (c) repeating the mistake (d) noting what worked
  3. 3.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  4. 4.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) forgetting the lesson (c) asking for feedback (d) saying “who cares”
  6. 6.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Why me?” (b) “Who did worse?” (c) “What can I fix?” (d) “Is it over?”
  7. 7.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  10. 10.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  12. 12.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) checking your answers (c) trying a new way (d) repeating the mistake
  14. 14.True or false: “hiding the mistake” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “It was bad luck.” (b) “Start a week earlier.” (c) “Never again.” (d) “Fairs are silly.”
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) trying a new way (d) checking your answers
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) trying a new way (c) noting what worked (d) hiding the mistake
  18. 18.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) noting what worked (c) blaming bad luck (d) repeating the mistake
  21. 21.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) ignoring facts (b) listening to new ideas (c) never deciding (d) agreeing with all
  22. 22.True or false: “asking for feedback” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  24. 24.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  27. 27.True or false: “repeating the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  29. 29.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  30. 30.True or false: “saying “who cares”” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) hiding the mistake (c) skipping the review (d) asking what to change
  32. 32.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  33. 33.True or false: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) skipping the review (c) asking what to change (d) keeping a thinking diary
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) saying “who cares” (c) hiding the mistake (d) skipping the review
  37. 37.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  38. 38.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) trying a new way (c) noting what worked (d) saying “who cares”
  39. 39.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  40. 40.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded

Answer key

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

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