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Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 814 · 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) hiding the mistake (b) skipping the review (c) trying a new way (d) repeating the mistake
  2. 2.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  3. 3.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Never again.” (b) “Fairs are silly.” (c) “It was bad luck.” (d) “Start a week earlier.”
  4. 4.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) hiding the mistake (d) noting what worked
  6. 6.Which of these helps you improve? (a) asking for feedback (b) saying “who cares” (c) hiding the mistake (d) blaming bad luck
  7. 7.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  9. 9.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  11. 11.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: “saying “who cares”” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  15. 15.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) blaming bad luck (c) noting what worked (d) forgetting the lesson
  16. 16.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to show off (b) to copy friends (c) to learn from choices (d) to fill pages
  18. 18.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these learns nothing? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) asking for feedback (c) asking what to change (d) keeping a thinking diary
  21. 21.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “What can I fix?” (b) “Why me?” (c) “Who did worse?” (d) “Is it over?”
  25. 25.True or false: “hiding the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) saying “who cares” (c) trying a new way (d) asking for feedback
  28. 28.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) hiding the mistake (c) asking for feedback (d) noting what worked
  34. 34.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “skipping the review” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) ignoring facts (b) listening to new ideas (c) agreeing with all (d) never deciding
  38. 38.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “You’re just lucky.” (b) “No, I’m right.” (c) “I don’t care.” (d) “Thanks, I see it now.”
  39. 39.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  40. 40.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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