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Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 922 · 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: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) hiding the mistake (c) skipping the review (d) forgetting the lesson
  3. 3.True or false: “skipping the review” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  5. 5.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) never deciding (b) listening to new ideas (c) agreeing with all (d) ignoring facts
  6. 6.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) repeating the mistake (c) trying a new way (d) checking your answers
  7. 7.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) hiding the mistake (c) asking what to change (d) keeping a thinking diary
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) repeating the mistake (c) saying “who cares” (d) blaming bad luck
  9. 9.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  10. 10.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  13. 13.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) asking what to change (c) repeating the mistake (d) skipping the review
  14. 14.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  15. 15.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  17. 17.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “Thanks, I see it now.” (b) “I don’t care.” (c) “You’re just lucky.” (d) “No, I’m right.”
  19. 19.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  21. 21.True or false: “repeating the mistake” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  24. 24.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  25. 25.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: “blaming bad luck” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  29. 29.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) asking for feedback (c) checking your answers (d) repeating the mistake
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) forgetting the lesson (c) noting what worked (d) keeping a thinking diary
  32. 32.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  33. 33.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  34. 34.Which of these learns nothing? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) checking your answers (c) asking what to change (d) noting what worked
  35. 35.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Never again.” (b) “It was bad luck.” (c) “Start a week earlier.” (d) “Fairs are silly.”
  36. 36.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) noting what worked (c) skipping the review (d) blaming bad luck
  37. 37.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Why me?” (b) “What can I fix?” (c) “Who did worse?” (d) “Is it over?”

Answer key

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

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