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Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 746 · 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 was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  4. 4.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) checking your answers (c) asking for feedback (d) forgetting the lesson
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) asking for feedback (c) noting what worked (d) checking your answers
  7. 7.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  11. 11.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  12. 12.Which of these helps you improve? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) skipping the review (c) saying “who cares” (d) blaming bad luck
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) checking your answers (d) trying a new way
  14. 14.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  15. 15.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) checking your answers (c) asking for feedback (d) skipping the review
  16. 16.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  19. 19.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Never again.” (b) “It was bad luck.” (c) “Start a week earlier.” (d) “Fairs are silly.”
  20. 20.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) hiding the mistake (c) asking what to change (d) skipping the review
  21. 21.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) noting what worked (c) asking for feedback (d) repeating the mistake
  23. 23.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) saying “who cares” (c) noting what worked (d) hiding the mistake
  25. 25.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Why me?” (b) “What can I fix?” (c) “Who did worse?” (d) “Is it over?”
  26. 26.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  27. 27.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  29. 29.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  32. 32.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) agreeing with all (b) listening to new ideas (c) never deciding (d) ignoring facts
  33. 33.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these learns nothing? (a) saying “who cares” (b) checking your answers (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) asking what to change
  35. 35.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  36. 36.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) trying a new way (c) blaming bad luck (d) forgetting the lesson
  39. 39.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “skipping the review” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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