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WorksheetsMindsets: Fixed vs. Growth
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 22mins
the ability for the brain to change
mindset
neuroplasticity
resilience
setback
the ability to try again after a setback
mindset
effort
resilience
setback
a problem that makes progress more difficult
neuroplasticity
setback
resilience
mindset
serious attempt to do something
neuroplasticity
setback
effort
mindset
What happens to your brain when you learn new things?
It's hard, this means you should remember you're not good at this and quit.
You should remember your brain can change and grow.
The connections in your brain actually grow and get stronger when you learn new things.
It's easy if you're lucky and were born that way.
You can always significantly change how smart you are.
False
True
You are a certain type of person, and nothing can change the things at which you are good or bad.
False
True
You can always change the basic kind of person you are.
False
True
No matter how much intelligence you have, you can always increase it.
False
True
Your intelligence is something very basic about you that you can’t change very much.
False
True
You can always significantly change how smart you are.
False
True
Your mindset is
how smart you are
how you "set" your mind
what you believe
your general attitude
fixed mindset or GROWTH mindset? "I like being challenged, it helps me to grow"
fixed mindset
growth mindset
fixed mindset or GROWTH mindset? "I was born this way, I am not a math person."
fixed mindset
growth mindset
fixed mindset or GROWTH mindset? "I believe that I can become a better reader if I work at it"
fixed mindset
growth mindset
fixed mindset or GROWTH mindset? "You're born smart, or you're not."
growth mindset
fixed mindset
fixed mindset or GROWTH mindset? You give up easily when things get hard.
growth mindset
fixed mindset
fixed mindset or GROWTH mindset? hard = bad
fixed mindset
growth mindset
fixed mindset or GROWTH mindset? mistakes = bad
fixed mindset
growth mindset
fixed mindset or GROWTH mindset? mistakes = you learn from them
fixed mindset
growth mindset
fixed mindset or GROWTH mindset? mistakes = you push through setbacks
fixed mindset
growth mindset
fixed mindset or GROWTH mindset? "I can get better if I keep trying."
fixed mindset
growth mindset
fixed mindset or GROWTH mindset? "I give up! I'm not good at this!"
fixed mindset
growth mindset
fixed mindset or GROWTH mindset? "Smart people don't have to work hard to learn."
fixed mindset
growth mindset
fixed mindset or GROWTH mindset? "This may take some time and effort."
fixed mindset
growth mindset
A person with a GROWTH mindset would say
"I can always improve. I'll keep trying."
"I'll keep trying, but I've always been bad at this and I always will be."
A person with a fixed mindset would say
"My brain can change size and grow just like a tree."
"My brain can't grow and change."
Which is a true fact about intelligence?
You're either born with it or born without it.
No matter how much intelligence you have, you can always increase it, just like muscles.
True or false: you can get better at something by practicing?
True
False
What will help you develop your abilities?
quitting
effort
practice
persistence
time
Persistence:
giving up
stubbornly continuing to do something.
forgetting to do your chores
wondering about when school is out
the ability to keep working toward a goal, overcoming challenges and sticking with it even when it's hard.
setback
mindset
effort
grit
neurons
billions of tiny nerve cells in the brain
nerve endings
breakfast
the sound it makes when you step in a puddle
True or false? Mindset is a choice. You can change your mindset at any time.
definitely false
definitely true
