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Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 778 · 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: forgetting the lesson? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  2. 2.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) saying “who cares” (c) noting what worked (d) blaming bad luck
  5. 5.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  8. 8.True or false: “skipping the review” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  10. 10.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Never again.” (b) “Start a week earlier.” (c) “Fairs are silly.” (d) “It was bad luck.”
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) asking for feedback (c) noting what worked (d) forgetting the lesson
  12. 12.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) blaming bad luck (c) hiding the mistake (d) keeping a thinking diary
  13. 13.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  14. 14.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  15. 15.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) ignoring facts (b) never deciding (c) agreeing with all (d) listening to new ideas
  20. 20.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) noting what worked (c) asking for feedback (d) checking your answers
  22. 22.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) forgetting the lesson (c) asking what to change (d) trying a new way
  23. 23.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  24. 24.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  25. 25.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) asking for feedback (c) skipping the review (d) repeating the mistake
  26. 26.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) blaming bad luck (c) asking what to change (d) forgetting the lesson
  27. 27.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  28. 28.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “I don’t care.” (b) “You’re just lucky.” (c) “No, I’m right.” (d) “Thanks, I see it now.”
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) trying a new way (c) skipping the review (d) asking what to change
  33. 33.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  34. 34.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) saying “who cares” (c) forgetting the lesson (d) noting what worked
  35. 35.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “saying “who cares”” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  39. 39.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  40. 40.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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