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Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 913 · 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.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) forgetting the lesson (c) noting what worked (d) keeping a thinking diary
  6. 6.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: “saying “who cares”” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) blaming bad luck (c) repeating the mistake (d) checking your answers
  10. 10.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  11. 11.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Start a week earlier.” (b) “It was bad luck.” (c) “Never again.” (d) “Fairs are silly.”
  12. 12.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) noting what worked (c) repeating the mistake (d) saying “who cares”
  13. 13.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  14. 14.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  16. 16.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (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.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  19. 19.True or false: “asking for feedback” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  21. 21.True or false: “saying “who cares”” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) repeating the mistake (c) skipping the review (d) trying a new way
  23. 23.True or false: “repeating the mistake” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) forgetting the lesson (c) blaming bad luck (d) asking what to change
  25. 25.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to show off (b) to copy friends (c) to fill pages (d) to learn from choices
  27. 27.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) saying “who cares” (d) checking your answers
  31. 31.True or false: “blaming bad luck” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  33. 33.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “I don’t care.” (b) “You’re just lucky.” (c) “Thanks, I see it now.” (d) “No, I’m right.”
  34. 34.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) noting what worked (c) repeating the mistake (d) hiding the mistake
  36. 36.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) skipping the review (c) noting what worked (d) keeping a thinking diary
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) noting what worked (c) asking what to change (d) skipping the review
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) blaming bad luck (c) trying a new way (d) asking for feedback
  39. 39.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  40. 40.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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