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Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 704 · 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.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Is it over?” (b) “Who did worse?” (c) “Why me?” (d) “What can I fix?”
  2. 2.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) noting what worked (c) skipping the review (d) repeating the mistake
  3. 3.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) asking for feedback (c) blaming bad luck (d) repeating the mistake
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) saying “who cares” (c) repeating the mistake (d) checking your answers
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) asking what to change (c) checking your answers (d) asking for feedback
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) blaming bad luck (c) noting what worked (d) repeating the mistake
  8. 8.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  9. 9.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  10. 10.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) hiding the mistake (c) trying a new way (d) asking what to change
  12. 12.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  14. 14.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: “saying “who cares”” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) blaming bad luck (d) trying a new way
  19. 19.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  20. 20.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “skipping the review” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) hiding the mistake (c) saying “who cares” (d) asking what to change
  24. 24.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  25. 25.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  26. 26.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  27. 27.Which of these helps you improve? (a) checking your answers (b) skipping the review (c) blaming bad luck (d) hiding the mistake
  28. 28.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  31. 31.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) forgetting the lesson (c) noting what worked (d) trying a new way
  32. 32.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) checking your answers (d) noting what worked
  34. 34.True or false: “repeating the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  36. 36.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  38. 38.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these helps you improve? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) hiding the mistake (c) repeating the mistake (d) forgetting the lesson
  40. 40.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) trying a new way (c) skipping the review (d) asking what to change

Answer key

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

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