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Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 604 · 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: “skipping the review” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  3. 3.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “It was bad luck.” (b) “Start a week earlier.” (c) “Fairs are silly.” (d) “Never again.”
  4. 4.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) blaming bad luck (c) trying a new way (d) hiding the mistake
  6. 6.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) trying a new way (c) checking your answers (d) saying “who cares”
  7. 7.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) skipping the review (c) asking what to change (d) trying a new way
  9. 9.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Why me?” (b) “What can I fix?” (c) “Is it over?” (d) “Who did worse?”
  13. 13.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these learns nothing? (a) blaming bad luck (b) checking your answers (c) asking what to change (d) keeping a thinking diary
  15. 15.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  16. 16.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “I don’t care.” (b) “You’re just lucky.” (c) “No, I’m right.” (d) “Thanks, I see it now.”
  18. 18.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  19. 19.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) hiding the mistake (c) forgetting the lesson (d) trying a new way
  21. 21.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  22. 22.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) blaming bad luck (c) skipping the review (d) asking what to change
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) forgetting the lesson (c) noting what worked (d) skipping the review
  28. 28.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  30. 30.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  32. 32.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  34. 34.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) checking your answers (c) asking what to change (d) asking for feedback
  36. 36.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  37. 37.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  38. 38.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) repeating the mistake (c) noting what worked (d) keeping a thinking diary
  40. 40.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded

Answer key

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

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