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Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 811 · 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.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  2. 2.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) noting what worked (c) forgetting the lesson (d) asking what to change
  3. 3.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  4. 4.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) noting what worked (c) repeating the mistake (d) saying “who cares”
  7. 7.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: “skipping the review” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  10. 10.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Who did worse?” (b) “Why me?” (c) “What can I fix?” (d) “Is it over?”
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) hiding the mistake (c) asking what to change (d) saying “who cares”
  12. 12.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) skipping the review (c) blaming bad luck (d) trying a new way
  13. 13.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) asking for feedback (c) checking your answers (d) asking what to change
  15. 15.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  17. 17.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  18. 18.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “hiding the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) checking your answers (c) noting what worked (d) saying “who cares”
  22. 22.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “You’re just lucky.” (b) “No, I’m right.” (c) “Thanks, I see it now.” (d) “I don’t care.”
  23. 23.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: “asking for feedback” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  27. 27.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) skipping the review (c) checking your answers (d) forgetting the lesson
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) hiding the mistake (c) asking what to change (d) trying a new way
  29. 29.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these learns nothing? (a) skipping the review (b) noting what worked (c) asking what to change (d) asking for feedback
  31. 31.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  33. 33.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) agreeing with all (b) ignoring facts (c) listening to new ideas (d) never deciding
  36. 36.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  37. 37.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  38. 38.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) noting what worked (c) blaming bad luck (d) asking for feedback
  39. 39.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  40. 40.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded

Answer key

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

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