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Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 761 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) trying a new way (c) repeating the mistake (d) checking your answers
  2. 2.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Why me?” (b) “What can I fix?” (c) “Is it over?” (d) “Who did worse?”
  3. 3.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) hiding the mistake (c) skipping the review (d) noting what worked
  4. 4.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  5. 5.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  6. 6.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) checking your answers (c) trying a new way (d) forgetting the lesson
  8. 8.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) asking for feedback (c) repeating the mistake (d) skipping the review
  10. 10.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  11. 11.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  12. 12.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) skipping the review (c) noting what worked (d) trying a new way
  14. 14.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  15. 15.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) trying a new way (c) skipping the review (d) forgetting the lesson
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) hiding the mistake (c) noting what worked (d) repeating the mistake
  17. 17.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  19. 19.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  22. 22.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) hiding the mistake (c) blaming bad luck (d) saying “who cares”
  24. 24.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “It was bad luck.” (b) “Fairs are silly.” (c) “Never again.” (d) “Start a week earlier.”
  27. 27.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  28. 28.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) trying a new way (c) asking for feedback (d) saying “who cares”
  30. 30.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “hiding the mistake” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) asking for feedback (c) noting what worked (d) hiding the mistake
  34. 34.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) ignoring facts (b) agreeing with all (c) never deciding (d) listening to new ideas
  36. 36.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) blaming bad luck (c) saying “who cares” (d) checking your answers
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) blaming bad luck (c) noting what worked (d) keeping a thinking diary
  38. 38.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  39. 39.True or false: “skipping the review” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve

Answer key

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

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