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Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 933 · 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.🎯 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.”
  2. 2.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) agreeing with all (b) listening to new ideas (c) ignoring facts (d) never deciding
  4. 4.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) saying “who cares” (c) asking what to change (d) repeating the mistake
  10. 10.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  11. 11.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  12. 12.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  15. 15.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) asking what to change (c) hiding the mistake (d) noting what worked
  17. 17.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) blaming bad luck (c) saying “who cares” (d) repeating the mistake
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) forgetting the lesson (c) blaming bad luck (d) asking what to change
  20. 20.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Is it over?” (b) “What can I fix?” (c) “Who did worse?” (d) “Why me?”
  21. 21.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) forgetting the lesson (c) skipping the review (d) trying a new way
  23. 23.True or false: “skipping the review” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  26. 26.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  27. 27.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  28. 28.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  31. 31.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) trying a new way (c) skipping the review (d) asking for feedback
  34. 34.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  35. 35.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) asking for feedback (c) forgetting the lesson (d) trying a new way
  38. 38.Which of these helps you improve? (a) checking your answers (b) hiding the mistake (c) blaming bad luck (d) repeating the mistake
  39. 39.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to show off (b) to fill pages (c) to copy friends (d) to learn from choices
  40. 40.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) trying a new way (c) blaming bad luck (d) skipping the review

Answer key

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

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