NEWSELA It's All About Your Mindset Review

NEWSELA It's All About Your Mindset

After reading the text, what have you learned about growth mindset?

Carol Dweck has studied the brain.

Multiple Choice

Research shows that...

• you really can get smarter by working hard

• certain cultures races and religions are smarter than others

• girls are smarter than boys

Your brain is made up of 86 billion cells.

Multiple Choice

These cells are called...

• neurons

• plasma

They're literally wired together by axons in a network.

Multiple Choice

The network sends...

• electrical and chemical signals.

• nutrients.

When you think, feel, move or use your senses, signals travel through this network.

Learning is like exercise for your brain.

Multiple Choice

The more you__________, the stronger and smarter your network of neurons will become.

• work it out

• stress

• laugh

Your mindset can affect your performance at school, in sports and the arts, and even how you act and feel. 

Carol Dweck has discovered that people with a fixed mindset tackle problems in a different way from those with a growth mindset.

She has discovered that people with a fixed mindset tackle problems in a different way from those with a growth mindset.

Poll

People with a fixed mindset are...

• afraid of challenges because they do not want to fail

• nervous about not looking smart

• likely to give up on problems

Multiple Choice

People with a growth mindset, on the other hand, are concerned with ____, not grades.

• learning

• looks

• free time

Can we change our mindsets?

YES!

Poll

I have a....

• Fixed mindset

• Growth mindset

Multiple Choice

They discovered that, with some work, kids can __________to have a growth mindset and do better in school.

• choose

• hope

• wish