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Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 45 · 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? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  2. 2.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) repeating the mistake (c) checking your answers (d) hiding the mistake
  4. 4.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) never deciding (b) agreeing with all (c) ignoring facts (d) listening to new ideas
  5. 5.True or false: “asking for feedback” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: “repeating the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  10. 10.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) skipping the review (c) checking your answers (d) trying a new way
  11. 11.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  13. 13.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) noting what worked (c) saying “who cares” (d) hiding the mistake
  15. 15.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  16. 16.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) skipping the review (d) asking for feedback
  18. 18.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “You’re just lucky.” (b) “Thanks, I see it now.” (c) “I don’t care.” (d) “No, I’m right.”
  19. 19.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these helps you improve? (a) asking what to change (b) hiding the mistake (c) repeating the mistake (d) skipping the review
  21. 21.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) asking for feedback (d) repeating the mistake
  22. 22.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to learn from choices (b) to copy friends (c) to fill pages (d) to show off
  23. 23.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) noting what worked (c) forgetting the lesson (d) asking for feedback
  25. 25.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) repeating the mistake (c) skipping the review (d) asking what to change
  27. 27.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  29. 29.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  30. 30.Which of these learns nothing? (a) blaming bad luck (b) noting what worked (c) asking for feedback (d) asking what to change
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) repeating the mistake (c) checking your answers (d) asking for feedback
  32. 32.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  33. 33.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) hiding the mistake (c) trying a new way (d) skipping the review
  37. 37.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  38. 38.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  39. 39.True or false: “blaming bad luck” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) asking for feedback (c) asking what to change (d) saying “who cares”

Answer key

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

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