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Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 297 · 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) repeating the mistake (c) asking what to change (d) hiding the mistake
  2. 2.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “Thanks, I see it now.” (b) “No, I’m right.” (c) “I don’t care.” (d) “You’re just lucky.”
  3. 3.True or false: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “What can I fix?” (b) “Who did worse?” (c) “Is it over?” (d) “Why me?”
  7. 7.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) saying “who cares” (c) asking for feedback (d) forgetting the lesson
  9. 9.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  10. 10.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these helps you improve? (a) noting what worked (b) blaming bad luck (c) forgetting the lesson (d) skipping the review
  12. 12.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  13. 13.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  14. 14.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) listening to new ideas (b) agreeing with all (c) ignoring facts (d) never deciding
  15. 15.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  17. 17.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  18. 18.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  19. 19.True or false: “saying “who cares”” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) hiding the mistake (c) asking what to change (d) noting what worked
  23. 23.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  24. 24.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) trying a new way (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) saying “who cares”
  26. 26.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to copy friends (b) to learn from choices (c) to fill pages (d) to show off
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) noting what worked (d) checking your answers
  28. 28.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  30. 30.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  31. 31.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  32. 32.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  34. 34.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) trying a new way (c) asking what to change (d) hiding the mistake
  36. 36.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  39. 39.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) forgetting the lesson (c) trying a new way (d) hiding the mistake

Answer key

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

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