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Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 973 · 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) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: “saying “who cares”” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) checking your answers (c) asking for feedback (d) forgetting the lesson
  5. 5.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  6. 6.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  8. 8.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  10. 10.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  12. 12.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) blaming bad luck (c) skipping the review (d) noting what worked
  13. 13.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  14. 14.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) hiding the mistake (c) blaming bad luck (d) asking what to change
  16. 16.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Is it over?” (b) “Why me?” (c) “Who did worse?” (d) “What can I fix?”
  18. 18.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
  22. 22.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) skipping the review (c) saying “who cares” (d) forgetting the lesson
  25. 25.🔁 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.”
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) trying a new way (c) skipping the review (d) forgetting the lesson
  27. 27.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) blaming bad luck (c) skipping the review (d) trying a new way
  29. 29.True or false: “blaming bad luck” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
  33. 33.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) hiding the mistake (c) noting what worked (d) checking your answers
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) skipping the review (c) forgetting the lesson (d) noting what worked
  35. 35.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) saying “who cares” (c) blaming bad luck (d) checking your answers
  37. 37.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
  38. 38.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these helps you improve? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) hiding the mistake (c) forgetting the lesson (d) saying “who cares”
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) noting what worked (c) asking what to change (d) skipping the review

Answer key

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

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