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Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 815 · 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.🎯 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.”
  2. 2.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) trying a new way (c) checking your answers (d) asking what to change
  4. 4.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “No, I’m right.” (b) “You’re just lucky.” (c) “Thanks, I see it now.” (d) “I don’t care.”
  5. 5.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  7. 7.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) noting what worked (c) saying “who cares” (d) asking what to change
  9. 9.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  10. 10.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  11. 11.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) trying a new way (c) blaming bad luck (d) skipping the review
  13. 13.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) asking what to change (c) noting what worked (d) blaming bad luck
  14. 14.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  15. 15.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Why me?” (b) “What can I fix?” (c) “Is it over?” (d) “Who did worse?”
  19. 19.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to learn from choices (b) to fill pages (c) to show off (d) to copy friends
  20. 20.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) forgetting the lesson (c) asking for feedback (d) keeping a thinking diary
  22. 22.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) checking your answers (c) repeating the mistake (d) trying a new way
  25. 25.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) listening to new ideas (b) ignoring facts (c) agreeing with all (d) never deciding
  26. 26.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) hiding the mistake (c) asking what to change (d) repeating the mistake
  27. 27.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) asking what to change (c) skipping the review (d) checking your answers
  28. 28.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) hiding the mistake (c) asking what to change (d) blaming bad luck
  30. 30.True or false: “blaming bad luck” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  32. 32.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  33. 33.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  34. 34.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) skipping the review (c) noting what worked (d) blaming bad luck
  35. 35.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  40. 40.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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