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Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 503 · 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.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) asking for feedback (c) forgetting the lesson (d) blaming bad luck
  4. 4.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: “repeating the mistake” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  8. 8.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) repeating the mistake (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) noting what worked
  10. 10.True or false: “skipping the review” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) listening to new ideas (b) ignoring facts (c) agreeing with all (d) never deciding
  12. 12.True or false: “blaming bad luck” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) hiding the mistake (c) saying “who cares” (d) noting what worked
  14. 14.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Why me?” (b) “Is it over?” (c) “What can I fix?” (d) “Who did worse?”
  15. 15.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  17. 17.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  18. 18.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “I don’t care.” (b) “Thanks, I see it now.” (c) “No, I’m right.” (d) “You’re just lucky.”
  20. 20.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) asking what to change (c) checking your answers (d) skipping the review
  23. 23.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  25. 25.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) forgetting the lesson (c) repeating the mistake (d) checking your answers
  26. 26.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) noting what worked (c) hiding the mistake (d) asking for feedback
  27. 27.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) asking what to change (c) skipping the review (d) blaming bad luck
  28. 28.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) trying a new way (c) asking what to change (d) noting what worked
  30. 30.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  31. 31.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) asking what to change (c) hiding the mistake (d) forgetting the lesson
  33. 33.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) skipping the review (c) forgetting the lesson (d) trying a new way
  34. 34.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “asking for feedback” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) skipping the review (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) blaming bad luck
  38. 38.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  39. 39.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) skipping the review (c) repeating the mistake (d) asking for feedback

Answer key

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

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