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Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 869 · 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? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) checking your answers (c) hiding the mistake (d) skipping the review
  3. 3.🔁 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.”
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) skipping the review (c) asking for feedback (d) checking your answers
  5. 5.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) noting what worked (c) forgetting the lesson (d) asking what to change
  7. 7.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  8. 8.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
  9. 9.True or false: “saying “who cares”” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  11. 11.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) checking your answers (c) asking for feedback (d) asking what to change
  16. 16.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  17. 17.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to fill pages (b) to learn from choices (c) to show off (d) to copy friends
  19. 19.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  21. 21.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Why me?” (b) “Is it over?” (c) “What can I fix?” (d) “Who did worse?”
  22. 22.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) blaming bad luck (c) noting what worked (d) hiding the mistake
  23. 23.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: “repeating the mistake” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) repeating the mistake (c) saying “who cares” (d) asking what to change
  26. 26.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  27. 27.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  28. 28.Which of these learns nothing? (a) skipping the review (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) asking what to change (d) asking for feedback
  29. 29.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “skipping the review” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) hiding the mistake (c) blaming bad luck (d) asking what to change
  36. 36.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) repeating the mistake (c) checking your answers (d) trying a new way
  37. 37.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) noting what worked (c) blaming bad luck (d) trying a new way

Answer key

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

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