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Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 564 · 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: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  3. 3.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  5. 5.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) hiding the mistake (c) noting what worked (d) blaming bad luck
  6. 6.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) saying “who cares” (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) skipping the review
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) asking what to change (d) forgetting the lesson
  9. 9.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  10. 10.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) forgetting the lesson (d) blaming bad luck
  12. 12.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) checking your answers (d) saying “who cares”
  13. 13.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) skipping the review (c) saying “who cares” (d) repeating the mistake
  17. 17.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  18. 18.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “hiding the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  22. 22.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  23. 23.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) asking for feedback (c) trying a new way (d) blaming bad luck
  24. 24.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  25. 25.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) trying a new way (c) repeating the mistake (d) asking for feedback
  26. 26.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) asking what to change (d) repeating the mistake
  28. 28.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) trying a new way (c) checking your answers (d) saying “who cares”
  32. 32.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Never again.” (b) “Fairs are silly.” (c) “Start a week earlier.” (d) “It was bad luck.”
  34. 34.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) ignoring facts (b) agreeing with all (c) never deciding (d) listening to new ideas
  35. 35.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  36. 36.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) saying “who cares” (c) forgetting the lesson (d) asking for feedback
  37. 37.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “saying “who cares”” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Why me?” (b) “What can I fix?” (c) “Is it over?” (d) “Who did worse?”

Answer key

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

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