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Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 740 · 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 open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) hiding the mistake (c) saying “who cares” (d) asking what to change
  7. 7.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) saying “who cares” (c) noting what worked (d) repeating the mistake
  9. 9.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) blaming bad luck (c) skipping the review (d) asking what to change
  10. 10.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  12. 12.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Start a week earlier.” (b) “It was bad luck.” (c) “Fairs are silly.” (d) “Never again.”
  13. 13.🔁 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.”
  14. 14.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  15. 15.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  16. 16.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) noting what worked (c) forgetting the lesson (d) skipping the review
  17. 17.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) hiding the mistake (d) noting what worked
  19. 19.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) blaming bad luck (c) saying “who cares” (d) asking for feedback
  22. 22.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) asking for feedback (c) skipping the review (d) hiding the mistake
  23. 23.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  24. 24.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  25. 25.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Who did worse?” (b) “What can I fix?” (c) “Why me?” (d) “Is it over?”
  26. 26.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these learns nothing? (a) skipping the review (b) checking your answers (c) trying a new way (d) keeping a thinking diary
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) asking for feedback (c) checking your answers (d) saying “who cares”
  30. 30.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) noting what worked (c) asking for feedback (d) keeping a thinking diary
  33. 33.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  36. 36.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  37. 37.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  38. 38.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these learns nothing? (a) hiding the mistake (b) asking for feedback (c) asking what to change (d) keeping a thinking diary
  40. 40.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) forgetting the lesson (c) blaming bad luck (d) keeping a thinking diary

Answer key

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

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