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Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 732 · 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: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) asking what to change (c) hiding the mistake (d) skipping the review
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) skipping the review (c) asking what to change (d) saying “who cares”
  5. 5.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  6. 6.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  7. 7.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  10. 10.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  12. 12.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  13. 13.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) asking for feedback (d) hiding the mistake
  14. 14.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  16. 16.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) skipping the review (c) saying “who cares” (d) noting what worked
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) blaming bad luck (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) skipping the review
  18. 18.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) asking what to change (d) saying “who cares”
  20. 20.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: “blaming bad luck” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: “saying “who cares”” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  24. 24.True or false: “saying “who cares”” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  26. 26.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “No, I’m right.” (b) “I don’t care.” (c) “Thanks, I see it now.” (d) “You’re just lucky.”
  27. 27.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Is it over?” (b) “What can I fix?” (c) “Why me?” (d) “Who did worse?”
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) blaming bad luck (c) forgetting the lesson (d) hiding the mistake
  33. 33.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) trying a new way (c) forgetting the lesson (d) asking what to change
  34. 34.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these learns nothing? (a) skipping the review (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) checking your answers (d) asking what to change
  36. 36.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) never deciding (b) ignoring facts (c) agreeing with all (d) listening to new ideas
  37. 37.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  38. 38.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  39. 39.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  40. 40.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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