Quiz about Growth Mindset

Question 1

What is a fixed mindset?

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a belief that you are born with the intelligence you will have for the rest of your life

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when you've made up your mind about something

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a desire to fix things

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having your mind SET on learning

Question 2

This will be challenging, but I will keep at it.

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Growth Mindset

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Fixed Mindset

Question 3

I am sooooo good at this, I'm the best!

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Fixed Mindset

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Growth Mindset

Question 4

I've never been good at this.

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Fixed Mindset

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Growth Mindset

Question 5

I'm never going to get this.

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Fixed Mindset

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Growth Mindset

Question 6

Tomorrow I will try again!

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Growth Mindset

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Fixed Mindset

Question 7

Which type of student would most likely believe that, "intelligence is like eye color; you can't change what you were born with"?

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a student with a fixed mindset

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a student with a growth mindset

Question 8

When something is difficult,

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Your brain grows.

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it's a sign that you aren't QUITE smart enough.

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it may mean you have a learning disability.

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the topic is beyond your abilities.

Question 9

What IS a "growth mindset"?

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a belief in one's ability to get smarter

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the desire to raise crops

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readiness to listen to a lesson

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knowing that you are capable of ANYTHING you set your mind to

Question 10

Your brain is __________ like plastic, and we call this _________.

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adaptable & neuroplasticity

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adaptable and connectable

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thin & neuroplasticity

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fixed & neuroplasticity

Question 11

Mindset is a simple idea discovered by world-renowned Stanford University psychologist ______  _______ in decades of research on achievement and success.

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Carol Dweck

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Robert Sternberg

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Karen Dwick

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Carol Sternberg

Question 12

Mindset is mental attitude that determines how you will interpret and respond to situations.

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True

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False

Question 13

When something is difficult,

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You are growing new neural connections.

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it's a sign that you aren't QUITE smart enough.

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it may mean you have a learning disability.

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the topic is beyond your abilities.

Question 14

You believe that people are 'good' at something because they were born that way, your mindset is...

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Fixed

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Growth

Question 15

People with a fixed mindset spend more time...

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trying to avoid looking 'bad'

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thinking about how to make their performance better

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learning from their mistakes

Question 16

According to the video, the four key ingredients to growth are effort, challenges, feedback, and...

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mistakes

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luck

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achievement

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appearance

Question 17

Growth mindset views CHALLENGES as _________ for ___________.

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opportunities   for    improvement

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difficult for most

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easy for students

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success for dedicated

Question 18

I take responsibility for myself.

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growth mindset

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fixed mindset

Question 19

Dendrites are branch-like fibers that grow from neurons and create more BRAIN __________.

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connections

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waves

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cells

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power

Question 20

Neurons pass information through the _______ to other neurons.

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synapse

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cell wall

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dendrites

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axon

Question 21

The frontal lobe controls...

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thinking

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hearing

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sight

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touch

Question 22

Identify the mindset of the following statement:
" This is so easy. I can get a B without any effort."

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Fixed

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Growth

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Neither

Question 23

Thomas Edison said,"It took 9000 and 1 times before I created a successful filament for a lightbulb. I did not fail, I learned 9000 ways to not make the filament."

Is this a growth or fixed mindset?

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growth

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fixed

Question 24

How does a growth mindset help you in school, your job, and in life?

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All choices are correct

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You can learn anything that you want.

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By mastering new learning strategies to help you learn(neuroplasticity)

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By growing new neurons/making new connections in your brain (neurogenesis)

Question 25

Your brain grows the most when you

_____________________.

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make a mistake

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do easy things

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sleep

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give up too soon

Question 26

The brain can change and grow; it is like a _______________________________.

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muscle

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flower

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tree

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newspaper

Question 27

Which of the following statements represents a growth mindset?

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We can always change how smart we are.

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My brother will always be a better artist than  me.

Question 28

Which of the following statements represents a growth mindset?

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I know I might fail, but Im going to try anyway.

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Im really struggling with this assignment. Im not going to do it.

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