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Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 207 · 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.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  2. 2.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) hiding the mistake (c) trying a new way (d) blaming bad luck
  3. 3.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) listening to new ideas (b) never deciding (c) ignoring facts (d) agreeing with all
  5. 5.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  6. 6.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) forgetting the lesson (c) noting what worked (d) blaming bad luck
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) forgetting the lesson (c) hiding the mistake (d) blaming bad luck
  8. 8.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  9. 9.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: “blaming bad luck” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  12. 12.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “No, I’m right.” (b) “I don’t care.” (c) “You’re just lucky.” (d) “Thanks, I see it now.”
  13. 13.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  14. 14.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these learns nothing? (a) repeating the mistake (b) asking for feedback (c) asking what to change (d) noting what worked
  16. 16.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) noting what worked (c) forgetting the lesson (d) trying a new way
  18. 18.True or false: “skipping the review” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  20. 20.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  21. 21.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  22. 22.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) hiding the mistake (c) asking for feedback (d) forgetting the lesson
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) forgetting the lesson (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) saying “who cares”
  25. 25.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  27. 27.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these learns nothing? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) trying a new way (c) noting what worked (d) asking for feedback
  29. 29.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  33. 33.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) checking your answers (c) repeating the mistake (d) skipping the review
  34. 34.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  35. 35.True or false: “saying “who cares”” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) noting what worked (c) asking what to change (d) hiding the mistake
  37. 37.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) checking your answers (c) asking what to change (d) noting what worked
  39. 39.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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