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WorksheetsUnit 1: Mindsets and Goals
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
How you feel during your first weeks at school usually determines your experience for the
entire year.
True
False
You’re born with a fixed amount of intelligence, and if you work hard, you can make the most of it.
True
False
If you use a new strategy to solve a problem, you can strengthen your brain.
True
False
Which of the following statements is true?
By age 12, your brain has stopped growing
Your brain grows throughout your life, but your intelligence stays the same.
You can grow your brain to make it stronger
You can’t grow your brain, but you can shrink it
Which of the following makes more connections in your brain?
Watching an expert do something
Trying something and doing it perfectly the first time
Trying something, making a mistake, and trying again
Avoiding making mistakes by not trying anything you might fail at
Which of the following statements is true?
It’s impossible to change your personality.
You can change your personality.
Your personality can only change if your brain is injured.
Your personality can’t change, even if your brain is injured
If you work really hard on your history assignments but always get bad grades, it’s most likely because:
You aren’t good at history
You haven’t used the right strategies
c. You aren’t a hard worker
You have a better mind for science.
Your friend has never done well at math. What should he do to get better? Choose ALL that apply.
Study harder
Use different strategies
c. Focus on other subjects that he’s better at.
Ask for help
Which of the following skills can people get better at with practice? Choose ALL that apply.
Learning an instrument
Handling their thoughts and emotions
Solving problems
Getting along with others
Ryan did so poorly in school last year that he almost got held back. Which of the following statements do you most agree with?
Ryan could become a good student this year if he works hard, asks for help, and uses the right strategies
There’s no way Ryan will become a good student this year, but he should still try his best.
Ryan’s grades will improve if he studies harder, but he’ll never do really well in school.
Ryan’s grades and behavior will only get worse with time
One of your classmates has made fun of you all year. Which of the following statements about her do you most agree with?
She could become nice, because personalities can change
She might act nicer in the future, but she’ll always be a mean person at heart.
She’ll continue to be mean, because personalities never change.
She’ll never be nice and will probably get meaner with time.
What should you do after you’ve set a goal for yourself?
Dream big and think of ways you can make your goal even better
Break your big goal down into small steps, and then make a plan to accomplish each step.
Act confident, so other people think you’re capable of succeeding even if you aren’t.
Work hard and stick to a single strategy, even if you fail.
What’s one characteristic of a good goal?
General
Measurable
Open-ended
Abstract
What have researchers found is the most effective way to achieve goals?
Creating an IF–THEN PLAN
Creating an open-ended plan
Not creating plans, but planning to be creative
Having flexible start and end dates
