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Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 854 · 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) repeating the mistake (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) hiding the mistake (d) blaming bad luck
  2. 2.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: “asking for feedback” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: “saying “who cares”” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  6. 6.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “It was bad luck.” (b) “Start a week earlier.” (c) “Never again.” (d) “Fairs are silly.”
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) noting what worked (c) repeating the mistake (d) forgetting the lesson
  8. 8.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) blaming bad luck (c) asking for feedback (d) keeping a thinking diary
  9. 9.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  10. 10.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  11. 11.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “You’re just lucky.” (b) “I don’t care.” (c) “Thanks, I see it now.” (d) “No, I’m right.”
  12. 12.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  13. 13.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) agreeing with all (b) listening to new ideas (c) never deciding (d) ignoring facts
  14. 14.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  17. 17.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  18. 18.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  19. 19.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) noting what worked (d) forgetting the lesson
  20. 20.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  21. 21.True or false: “repeating the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  24. 24.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  25. 25.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  26. 26.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) blaming bad luck (d) noting what worked
  28. 28.True or false: “hiding the mistake” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Who did worse?” (b) “Why me?” (c) “Is it over?” (d) “What can I fix?”
  31. 31.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) asking for feedback (c) hiding the mistake (d) checking your answers
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) asking what to change (c) blaming bad luck (d) forgetting the lesson
  33. 33.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  34. 34.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  39. 39.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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