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Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 914 · 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 was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) forgetting the lesson (d) repeating the mistake
  4. 4.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “What can I fix?” (b) “Is it over?” (c) “Why me?” (d) “Who did worse?”
  5. 5.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) skipping the review (c) asking what to change (d) repeating the mistake
  6. 6.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  7. 7.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to show off (b) to copy friends (c) to learn from choices (d) to fill pages
  8. 8.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) blaming bad luck (c) saying “who cares” (d) repeating the mistake
  10. 10.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  13. 13.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  15. 15.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) saying “who cares” (c) blaming bad luck (d) keeping a thinking diary
  19. 19.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) trying a new way (c) repeating the mistake (d) forgetting the lesson
  20. 20.🔁 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.”
  21. 21.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) noting what worked (c) blaming bad luck (d) checking your answers
  22. 22.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  23. 23.True or false: “skipping the review” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) asking for feedback (c) forgetting the lesson (d) keeping a thinking diary
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) saying “who cares” (c) blaming bad luck (d) repeating the mistake
  27. 27.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  28. 28.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  29. 29.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) asking what to change (c) blaming bad luck (d) hiding the mistake
  32. 32.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) noting what worked (c) asking what to change (d) forgetting the lesson
  35. 35.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  36. 36.True or false: “skipping the review” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  39. 39.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Fairs are silly.” (b) “It was bad luck.” (c) “Start a week earlier.” (d) “Never again.”
  40. 40.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve

Answer key

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

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