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Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 373 · 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? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  2. 2.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  5. 5.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) skipping the review (c) asking what to change (d) forgetting the lesson
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) asking what to change (d) blaming bad luck
  7. 7.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) checking your answers (c) saying “who cares” (d) asking for feedback
  9. 9.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  10. 10.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) asking for feedback (c) blaming bad luck (d) asking what to change
  11. 11.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Who did worse?” (b) “Why me?” (c) “Is it over?” (d) “What can I fix?”
  14. 14.Which of these helps you improve? (a) noting what worked (b) forgetting the lesson (c) repeating the mistake (d) blaming bad luck
  15. 15.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  16. 16.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  17. 17.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  18. 18.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “You’re just lucky.” (b) “I don’t care.” (c) “Thanks, I see it now.” (d) “No, I’m right.”
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) hiding the mistake (d) blaming bad luck
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) noting what worked (d) trying a new way
  21. 21.True or false: “saying “who cares”” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) skipping the review (c) saying “who cares” (d) asking what to change
  24. 24.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  26. 26.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) agreeing with all (b) ignoring facts (c) never deciding (d) listening to new ideas
  27. 27.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  28. 28.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  29. 29.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) hiding the mistake (c) asking what to change (d) trying a new way
  30. 30.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  31. 31.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  35. 35.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) saying “who cares” (c) checking your answers (d) hiding the mistake
  37. 37.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  38. 38.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  39. 39.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) trying a new way (c) forgetting the lesson (d) hiding the mistake

Answer key

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

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