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Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 774 · 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.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) noting what worked (c) skipping the review (d) hiding the mistake
  3. 3.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) hiding the mistake (c) forgetting the lesson (d) asking for feedback
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) noting what worked (c) asking what to change (d) checking your answers
  5. 5.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  6. 6.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  7. 7.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) repeating the mistake (c) forgetting the lesson (d) noting what worked
  11. 11.True or false: “asking for feedback” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) asking what to change (c) hiding the mistake (d) blaming bad luck
  15. 15.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Never again.” (b) “It was bad luck.” (c) “Fairs are silly.” (d) “Start a week earlier.”
  16. 16.True or false: “skipping the review” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) asking for feedback (c) saying “who cares” (d) checking your answers
  19. 19.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) repeating the mistake (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) forgetting the lesson
  21. 21.True or false: “blaming bad luck” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  23. 23.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “No, I’m right.” (b) “I don’t care.” (c) “You’re just lucky.” (d) “Thanks, I see it now.”
  24. 24.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) asking what to change (c) trying a new way (d) asking for feedback
  26. 26.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) forgetting the lesson (c) asking what to change (d) blaming bad luck
  31. 31.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these helps you improve? (a) trying a new way (b) saying “who cares” (c) repeating the mistake (d) hiding the mistake
  33. 33.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  34. 34.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  35. 35.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Why me?” (b) “Is it over?” (c) “Who did worse?” (d) “What can I fix?”
  36. 36.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  37. 37.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  38. 38.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) asking for feedback (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) forgetting the lesson

Answer key

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

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