Growth Mindset Vocabulary

• Which word means "hopefulness and confidence about the future "?

• persistence

• optimism

• empathy

• flexibility

• Match the definition to the word.

• the ability to be easily modified

• flexibility

• • continuing action despite difficulty

• • optimism

• • ability to understand others' feelings

• • resilience

• • the ability to recover quickly

• • empathy

• • hopefulness about the future

• • persistence

• The_________ of the schedule allowed him to attend all of his son’s baseball games.

• flexability
• empathy

• resilience

• optimism

• Because her parents showed ​ (a)   in making a new life in the United States, Maria has ​ (b)   for immigrants.

• persistence
• flexibility
• empathy
• persistance

What is a synonym for empathy?

• strength

• compassion

• positive

• flexibility

Being positive is having ​ (a)   and that is what fosters a person's strength and ​ (b)  

• optimism
• resilience
• empathy
• flexibility

What is resilience?

• The ability to recover from, or adjust easily to, adversity or change.

• Giving up and not trying to make the situation better.

• Being inflexible and unwilling to change.

• Becoming sensitive and taking changes in the workplace personally.

What is another word for persistence? Choose all that apply.

• bravery

• determintion

• change

• perseverence