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Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 777 · 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: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  3. 3.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “Thanks, I see it now.” (b) “You’re just lucky.” (c) “I don’t care.” (d) “No, I’m right.”
  5. 5.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) asking what to change (d) forgetting the lesson
  6. 6.Which of these helps you improve? (a) asking what to change (b) forgetting the lesson (c) blaming bad luck (d) saying “who cares”
  7. 7.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  8. 8.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) asking what to change (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) blaming bad luck
  9. 9.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) blaming bad luck (c) saying “who cares” (d) asking what to change
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) forgetting the lesson (c) asking for feedback (d) trying a new way
  12. 12.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  14. 14.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  15. 15.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) blaming bad luck (c) asking for feedback (d) skipping the review
  18. 18.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  20. 20.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  21. 21.True or false: “asking for feedback” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) noting what worked (c) repeating the mistake (d) checking your answers
  24. 24.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  26. 26.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  28. 28.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  30. 30.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Is it over?” (b) “Why me?” (c) “Who did worse?” (d) “What can I fix?”
  31. 31.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to fill pages (b) to copy friends (c) to show off (d) to learn from choices
  32. 32.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) checking your answers (c) asking what to change (d) repeating the mistake
  35. 35.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) asking what to change (c) trying a new way (d) saying “who cares”
  38. 38.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  39. 39.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  40. 40.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded

Answer key

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

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