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Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 755 · 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.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  2. 2.True or false: “repeating the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) hiding the mistake (c) forgetting the lesson (d) asking for feedback
  6. 6.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) agreeing with all (b) never deciding (c) ignoring facts (d) listening to new ideas
  7. 7.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) forgetting the lesson (c) skipping the review (d) asking what to change
  9. 9.True or false: “skipping the review” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) skipping the review (c) asking for feedback (d) saying “who cares”
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) asking what to change (c) noting what worked (d) asking for feedback
  12. 12.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  14. 14.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  16. 16.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  17. 17.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  19. 19.Which of these helps you improve? (a) trying a new way (b) blaming bad luck (c) hiding the mistake (d) skipping the review
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) skipping the review (c) asking for feedback (d) checking your answers
  21. 21.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “hiding the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Why me?” (b) “Who did worse?” (c) “Is it over?” (d) “What can I fix?”
  27. 27.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  28. 28.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  29. 29.Which of these learns nothing? (a) blaming bad luck (b) noting what worked (c) asking what to change (d) trying a new way
  30. 30.True or false: “asking for feedback” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  32. 32.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) repeating the mistake (c) checking your answers (d) forgetting the lesson
  35. 35.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) asking for feedback (c) hiding the mistake (d) trying a new way
  37. 37.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) asking for feedback (c) saying “who cares” (d) noting what worked
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) hiding the mistake (c) blaming bad luck (d) checking your answers
  39. 39.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded

Answer key

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

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