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Growth Mindset

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 15mins

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Class
Date
1.

What is a fixed mindset?

a)

believing that you are born with the intelligence you will have for the rest of your life...you can't grow your brain

b)

when you've made up your mind about something

c)

a desire to fix things

d)

having your mind SET on learning

2.

What is a "growth mindset"?

a)

the desire to raise crops

b)

believing that you have the ability to get smarter with hard work and effort

c)

when you listen to a lesson

d)

believing you are born with only a certain amount of intelligence

3.

The goal of a Growth Mind Set is to

a)

look smart

b)

not have to try

c)

learn

d)

not make mistakes

4.

Your brain grows the most when you

_____________________.

a)

do easy things

b)

make a mistake

c)

sleep

d)

give up too soon

5.

"I’m just not good at this, what’s the point in trying?"

This is an example of which mindset?

a)

Growth

b)

Fixed

6.

"I give up."

a)

Growth Mindset

b)

Fixed Mindset

7.

"This is too hard."

a)

Growth Mindset

b)

Fixed Mindset

8.

Select all the terms that describe a growth mindset:

a)

I can't do this yet.

b)

There's always plan B.

c)

I don't want to make a big mistake.

d)

I can still improve.

e)

It's good enough.

9.

True or False: Mindset is mental attitude that determines how you will think about and respond to situations.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

"I am working really hard at this."

a)

Growth Mindset

b)

Fixed Mindset

11.

"I will try again."

a)

Growth Mindset

b)

Fixed Mindset

12.

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

a)

waves

b)

cells

c)

memories

d)

connections

13.

"He's just smarter than me."

a)

Growth Mindset

b)

Fixed Mindset

14.

"I should try a different strategy."

a)

Growth Mindset

b)

Fixed Mindset

15.

The hippocampus at the center of the brain acts like a file cabinet by:

a)

remembering the alphabet

b)

storing my emotions

c)

putting words into ABC order

d)

storing and finding memories

16.

Which part of your brain is working when you feel anger, sadness, or excitement?

a)

cerebellum

b)

amygdala

c)

hippocampus

17.

Which part of your brain helps you make a decision to do your homework or just skip it?

a)

PFC or Prefrontal Cortex

b)

Hippocampus

c)

Cerebellum

18.

If one of my learning strengths is "hands on or kinesthetic", I may try which strategies:

a)

use my hands and body to act out an idea

b)

sing a song

c)

building a model with things I find around my house

d)

try an experiment to test a science theory