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Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 934 · 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.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) checking your answers (c) saying “who cares” (d) forgetting the lesson
  2. 2.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) asking what to change (d) forgetting the lesson
  3. 3.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) asking what to change (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) repeating the mistake
  5. 5.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  6. 6.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  8. 8.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “What can I fix?” (b) “Why me?” (c) “Who did worse?” (d) “Is it over?”
  10. 10.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  12. 12.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) forgetting the lesson (c) blaming bad luck (d) hiding the mistake
  14. 14.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) never deciding (b) listening to new ideas (c) ignoring facts (d) agreeing with all
  17. 17.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  18. 18.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Fairs are silly.” (b) “Never again.” (c) “Start a week earlier.” (d) “It was bad luck.”
  19. 19.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: “hiding the mistake” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) asking for feedback (c) saying “who cares” (d) forgetting the lesson
  23. 23.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  24. 24.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) forgetting the lesson (c) noting what worked (d) blaming bad luck
  26. 26.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  27. 27.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  28. 28.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “saying “who cares”” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) checking your answers (c) asking what to change (d) noting what worked
  31. 31.Which of these helps you improve? (a) trying a new way (b) blaming bad luck (c) saying “who cares” (d) hiding the mistake
  32. 32.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) skipping the review (c) blaming bad luck (d) noting what worked
  37. 37.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  39. 39.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve

Answer key

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

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