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Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 872 · 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.🔁 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.”
  2. 2.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: “blaming bad luck” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  6. 6.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  9. 9.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  10. 10.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) trying a new way (c) forgetting the lesson (d) checking your answers
  12. 12.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) repeating the mistake (c) asking for feedback (d) blaming bad luck
  14. 14.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  15. 15.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) repeating the mistake (c) hiding the mistake (d) asking what to change
  16. 16.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  17. 17.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) trying a new way (c) checking your answers (d) forgetting the lesson
  19. 19.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Fairs are silly.” (b) “It was bad luck.” (c) “Never again.” (d) “Start a week earlier.”
  20. 20.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) asking what to change (c) noting what worked (d) checking your answers
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) hiding the mistake (c) blaming bad luck (d) checking your answers
  23. 23.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) hiding the mistake (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) forgetting the lesson
  24. 24.True or false: “skipping the review” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: “skipping the review” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  28. 28.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: “saying “who cares”” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “repeating the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  32. 32.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  33. 33.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  35. 35.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  36. 36.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Who did worse?” (b) “Why me?” (c) “What can I fix?” (d) “Is it over?”
  37. 37.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) saying “who cares” (c) repeating the mistake (d) skipping the review
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) forgetting the lesson (c) hiding the mistake (d) blaming bad luck
  40. 40.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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