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Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 708 · 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.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Why me?” (b) “Who did worse?” (c) “Is it over?” (d) “What can I fix?”
  2. 2.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) asking what to change (c) noting what worked (d) skipping the review
  4. 4.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  5. 5.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “You’re just lucky.” (b) “No, I’m right.” (c) “Thanks, I see it now.” (d) “I don’t care.”
  7. 7.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  8. 8.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) asking what to change (c) forgetting the lesson (d) hiding the mistake
  9. 9.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) forgetting the lesson (c) skipping the review (d) noting what worked
  10. 10.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  11. 11.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Fairs are silly.” (b) “It was bad luck.” (c) “Never again.” (d) “Start a week earlier.”
  13. 13.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  14. 14.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  15. 15.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  16. 16.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to copy friends (b) to learn from choices (c) to show off (d) to fill pages
  20. 20.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) forgetting the lesson (d) trying a new way
  22. 22.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  23. 23.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) checking your answers (c) forgetting the lesson (d) blaming bad luck
  24. 24.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  26. 26.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) noting what worked (c) checking your answers (d) trying a new way
  29. 29.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) trying a new way (c) hiding the mistake (d) keeping a thinking diary
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) skipping the review (c) saying “who cares” (d) trying a new way
  33. 33.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “repeating the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  38. 38.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded

Answer key

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

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