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Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 435 · 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.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  2. 2.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  3. 3.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) asking for feedback (d) repeating the mistake
  4. 4.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) never deciding (b) ignoring facts (c) agreeing with all (d) listening to new ideas
  7. 7.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Why me?” (b) “What can I fix?” (c) “Who did worse?” (d) “Is it over?”
  9. 9.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) forgetting the lesson (c) trying a new way (d) saying “who cares”
  11. 11.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  12. 12.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) blaming bad luck (c) checking your answers (d) forgetting the lesson
  14. 14.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  15. 15.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  16. 16.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  17. 17.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) hiding the mistake (c) asking what to change (d) checking your answers
  19. 19.True or false: “saying “who cares”” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) repeating the mistake (c) asking what to change (d) forgetting the lesson
  21. 21.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  22. 22.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “No, I’m right.” (b) “I don’t care.” (c) “Thanks, I see it now.” (d) “You’re just lucky.”
  23. 23.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  26. 26.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) forgetting the lesson (c) hiding the mistake (d) blaming bad luck
  28. 28.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  29. 29.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  30. 30.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) hiding the mistake (c) asking what to change (d) saying “who cares”
  32. 32.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these helps you improve? (a) asking for feedback (b) saying “who cares” (c) blaming bad luck (d) forgetting the lesson
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) repeating the mistake (c) blaming bad luck (d) keeping a thinking diary
  35. 35.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
  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: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) checking your answers (d) asking what to change
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) noting what worked (c) trying a new way (d) checking your answers
  40. 40.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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