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Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 536 · 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? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  2. 2.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) forgetting the lesson (c) asking what to change (d) skipping the review
  4. 4.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  8. 8.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “It was bad luck.” (b) “Never again.” (c) “Start a week earlier.” (d) “Fairs are silly.”
  10. 10.Which of these helps you improve? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) forgetting the lesson (c) blaming bad luck (d) repeating the mistake
  11. 11.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  12. 12.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) listening to new ideas (b) agreeing with all (c) never deciding (d) ignoring facts
  14. 14.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  15. 15.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) forgetting the lesson (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) noting what worked
  16. 16.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) asking what to change (c) repeating the mistake (d) blaming bad luck
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) forgetting the lesson (c) blaming bad luck (d) checking your answers
  19. 19.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Is it over?” (b) “What can I fix?” (c) “Who did worse?” (d) “Why me?”
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) skipping the review (c) forgetting the lesson (d) asking for feedback
  21. 21.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) forgetting the lesson (c) hiding the mistake (d) asking for feedback
  22. 22.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) skipping the review (c) trying a new way (d) asking what to change
  24. 24.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  27. 27.True or false: “blaming bad luck” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) hiding the mistake (c) trying a new way (d) forgetting the lesson
  29. 29.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) blaming bad luck (c) trying a new way (d) keeping a thinking diary
  32. 32.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  33. 33.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-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 learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) saying “who cares” (c) asking what to change (d) asking for feedback
  36. 36.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) checking your answers (c) blaming bad luck (d) forgetting the lesson
  37. 37.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) repeating the mistake (c) saying “who cares” (d) trying a new way
  38. 38.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
  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? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded

Answer key

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

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