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Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

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

Answer key

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

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