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Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 858 · 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: checking your answers? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  2. 2.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  3. 3.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  4. 4.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “I don’t care.” (b) “You’re just lucky.” (c) “No, I’m right.” (d) “Thanks, I see it now.”
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) skipping the review (d) trying a new way
  6. 6.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  7. 7.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) checking your answers (c) asking what to change (d) saying “who cares”
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) asking what to change (d) noting what worked
  9. 9.True or false: “asking for feedback” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) saying “who cares” (c) hiding the mistake (d) noting what worked
  11. 11.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  12. 12.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  15. 15.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these learns nothing? (a) blaming bad luck (b) asking for feedback (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) noting what worked
  17. 17.True or false: “skipping the review” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) skipping the review (c) repeating the mistake (d) noting what worked
  19. 19.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  20. 20.Which of these learns nothing? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) noting what worked (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) asking what to change
  21. 21.True or false: “skipping the review” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Is it over?” (b) “Why me?” (c) “What can I fix?” (d) “Who did worse?”
  28. 28.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  29. 29.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  31. 31.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  32. 32.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) blaming bad luck (c) trying a new way (d) saying “who cares”
  33. 33.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  34. 34.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  36. 36.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  37. 37.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) ignoring facts (b) never deciding (c) agreeing with all (d) listening to new ideas
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) forgetting the lesson (c) asking what to change (d) asking for feedback
  39. 39.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) saying “who cares” (c) hiding the mistake (d) asking for feedback
  40. 40.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) forgetting the lesson (c) asking what to change (d) saying “who cares”

Answer key

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

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