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Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 515 · 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) asking what to change (b) noting what worked (c) asking for feedback (d) blaming bad luck
  2. 2.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Why me?” (b) “What can I fix?” (c) “Who did worse?” (d) “Is it over?”
  3. 3.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) asking for feedback (c) repeating the mistake (d) saying “who cares”
  5. 5.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) asking what to change (c) skipping the review (d) asking for feedback
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) saying “who cares” (c) asking what to change (d) trying a new way
  8. 8.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to copy friends (b) to fill pages (c) to show off (d) to learn from choices
  9. 9.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) hiding the mistake (c) checking your answers (d) saying “who cares”
  11. 11.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) ignoring facts (b) agreeing with all (c) listening to new ideas (d) never deciding
  14. 14.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  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.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) forgetting the lesson (c) asking what to change (d) checking your answers
  19. 19.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “No, I’m right.” (b) “You’re just lucky.” (c) “I don’t care.” (d) “Thanks, I see it now.”
  20. 20.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  21. 21.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  25. 25.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  26. 26.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  27. 27.Which of these learns nothing? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) checking your answers (d) trying a new way
  28. 28.True or false: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: “skipping the review” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  31. 31.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  36. 36.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  37. 37.True or false: “blaming bad luck” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) skipping the review (c) hiding the mistake (d) asking what to change
  39. 39.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) hiding the mistake (c) skipping the review (d) blaming bad luck

Answer key

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

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