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Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 476 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) noting what worked (c) asking what to change (d) repeating the mistake
  2. 2.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) blaming bad luck (d) noting what worked
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) asking for feedback (c) forgetting the lesson (d) skipping the review
  6. 6.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  8. 8.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “What can I fix?” (b) “Why me?” (c) “Who did worse?” (d) “Is it over?”
  10. 10.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  11. 11.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  12. 12.True or false: “skipping the review” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) hiding the mistake (c) noting what worked (d) skipping the review
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) hiding the mistake (c) blaming bad luck (d) asking what to change
  17. 17.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: “saying “who cares”” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these helps you improve? (a) trying a new way (b) repeating the mistake (c) skipping the review (d) blaming bad luck
  20. 20.Which of these learns nothing? (a) blaming bad luck (b) trying a new way (c) noting what worked (d) keeping a thinking diary
  21. 21.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) skipping the review (c) hiding the mistake (d) noting what worked
  22. 22.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) checking your answers (c) forgetting the lesson (d) repeating the mistake
  24. 24.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) hiding the mistake (c) saying “who cares” (d) keeping a thinking diary
  27. 27.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) blaming bad luck (c) asking what to change (d) forgetting the lesson
  28. 28.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) blaming bad luck (c) asking for feedback (d) skipping the review
  29. 29.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  30. 30.True or false: “I never change my mind.” 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) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) checking your answers (c) asking what to change (d) noting what worked
  35. 35.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to show off (b) to copy friends (c) to learn from choices (d) to fill pages
  37. 37.True or false: “blaming bad luck” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) ignoring facts (b) never deciding (c) listening to new ideas (d) agreeing with all
  39. 39.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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