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Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 686 · 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.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  3. 3.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  4. 4.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) forgetting the lesson (c) trying a new way (d) asking for feedback
  7. 7.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  8. 8.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these learns nothing? (a) repeating the mistake (b) trying a new way (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) checking your answers
  10. 10.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  11. 11.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) ignoring facts (b) never deciding (c) listening to new ideas (d) agreeing with all
  12. 12.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) asking what to change (c) asking for feedback (d) checking your answers
  14. 14.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Is it over?” (b) “Why me?” (c) “What can I fix?” (d) “Who did worse?”
  16. 16.🎯 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.”
  17. 17.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) blaming bad luck (c) asking for feedback (d) checking your answers
  21. 21.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  23. 23.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) blaming bad luck (c) saying “who cares” (d) forgetting the lesson
  28. 28.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) trying a new way (c) asking what to change (d) forgetting the lesson
  30. 30.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) blaming bad luck (d) forgetting the lesson
  32. 32.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  33. 33.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) asking for feedback (c) skipping the review (d) keeping a thinking diary
  34. 34.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) saying “who cares” (c) asking for feedback (d) noting what worked
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) forgetting the lesson (c) asking what to change (d) skipping the review
  37. 37.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to copy friends (b) to fill pages (c) to show off (d) to learn from choices
  39. 39.True or false: “saying “who cares”” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “saying “who cares”” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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