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Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 736 · 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: “saying “who cares”” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  3. 3.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  4. 4.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  5. 5.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  6. 6.🔁 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) “You’re just lucky.” (d) “No, I’m right.”
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) checking your answers (c) forgetting the lesson (d) trying a new way
  8. 8.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  10. 10.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  11. 11.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) listening to new ideas (b) never deciding (c) ignoring facts (d) agreeing with all
  12. 12.True or false: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  14. 14.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  16. 16.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) saying “who cares” (d) trying a new way
  17. 17.Which of these learns nothing? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) asking for feedback (c) checking your answers (d) noting what worked
  18. 18.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  20. 20.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Is it over?” (b) “What can I fix?” (c) “Why me?” (d) “Who did worse?”
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) repeating the mistake (c) asking for feedback (d) noting what worked
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) checking your answers (c) asking for feedback (d) skipping the review
  25. 25.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  27. 27.True or false: “asking for feedback” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) repeating the mistake (c) asking for feedback (d) noting what worked
  29. 29.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) repeating the mistake (c) blaming bad luck (d) asking for feedback
  32. 32.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) forgetting the lesson (c) skipping the review (d) keeping a thinking diary
  33. 33.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) skipping the review (c) repeating the mistake (d) checking your answers
  34. 34.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) forgetting the lesson (c) hiding the mistake (d) asking what to change
  36. 36.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) asking what to change (c) hiding the mistake (d) saying “who cares”

Answer key

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

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