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Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 765 · 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: “hiding the mistake” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) noting what worked (c) skipping the review (d) repeating the mistake
  6. 6.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these helps you improve? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) hiding the mistake (c) blaming bad luck (d) skipping the review
  8. 8.True or false: “blaming bad luck” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  10. 10.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  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.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) blaming bad luck (c) asking what to change (d) skipping the review
  14. 14.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  15. 15.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  16. 16.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) hiding the mistake (d) blaming bad luck
  18. 18.🎯 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.”
  19. 19.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Who did worse?” (b) “Why me?” (c) “Is it over?” (d) “What can I fix?”
  21. 21.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) asking for feedback (c) checking your answers (d) blaming bad luck
  22. 22.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) blaming bad luck (c) forgetting the lesson (d) skipping the review
  24. 24.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  30. 30.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  31. 31.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) trying a new way (c) checking your answers (d) saying “who cares”
  33. 33.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) hiding the mistake (c) asking for feedback (d) blaming bad luck
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) blaming bad luck (c) hiding the mistake (d) skipping the review
  36. 36.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) forgetting the lesson (c) checking your answers (d) blaming bad luck
  37. 37.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  38. 38.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) saying “who cares” (c) skipping the review (d) asking what to change
  39. 39.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve

Answer key

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

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