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Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 66 · 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: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Who did worse?” (b) “What can I fix?” (c) “Why me?” (d) “Is it over?”
  3. 3.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  4. 4.True or false: “saying “who cares”” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “No, I’m right.” (b) “You’re just lucky.” (c) “Thanks, I see it now.” (d) “I don’t care.”
  6. 6.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  7. 7.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) skipping the review (c) saying “who cares” (d) keeping a thinking diary
  8. 8.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) repeating the mistake (d) asking what to change
  9. 9.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  10. 10.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  12. 12.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  14. 14.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) forgetting the lesson (c) checking your answers (d) blaming bad luck
  15. 15.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  16. 16.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  17. 17.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) skipping the review (c) blaming bad luck (d) asking what to change
  18. 18.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Start a week earlier.” (b) “Never again.” (c) “It was bad luck.” (d) “Fairs are silly.”
  21. 21.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  23. 23.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  24. 24.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) saying “who cares” (c) noting what worked (d) trying a new way
  25. 25.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  26. 26.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) trying a new way (c) asking what to change (d) hiding the mistake
  28. 28.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) blaming bad luck (c) forgetting the lesson (d) repeating the mistake
  31. 31.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) hiding the mistake (c) noting what worked (d) checking your answers
  32. 32.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  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 what to change” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  36. 36.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  38. 38.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “hiding the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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