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Worksheets1.5.0 Brain and Mindset
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 7mins
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Class
Date
1.
After adolescence the brain does not change.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
The ability of the brain to change is called?
a)
atrophy
b)
neuroplasticity
c)
neurogrowth
d)
change theory
3.
You have the potential to grow your brain stronger as you...
a)
take on more difficult challenges.
b)
take on easier challenges you know you can achieve.
c)
avoid challenges you know you can't do.
d)
quit so you don't ever fail. Success is what grows the brain.
4.
Learning changes your brain by:
a)
Creating new neural pathways
b)
Decreasing neural output
c)
creating more melatonin
d)
Synaptic Pruning
5.
A process whereby the synaptic connections in the brain that are frequently used are preserved, and those that are not are lost.
a)
neurotoxicity
b)
brain pruning
c)
synaptic pruning
d)
brain tango
6.
Adolescence is often thought to be the 2nd largest period of brain development.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
What is a fixed mindset?
a)
a belief that you are born with the intelligence you will have for the rest of your life
b)
when you've made up your mind about something
c)
a desire to fix things
d)
having your mind SET on learning
8.
What IS a "growth mindset"?
a)
the desire to raise crops
b)
a belief in one's ability to get smarter
c)
readiness to listen to a lesson
d)
knowing that you are capable of ANYTHING you set your mind to
9.
In a _______ mindset, people believe their basic qualities, like their intelligence or talent, are simply fixed traits.
a)
Fixed
b)
Growth
10.
True or False: Praising a child's intelligence generally reinforces a fixed mindset.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
Growth or Fixed Mindset Belief:
Good readers are born. I wasn't born a good reader.
Good readers are born. I wasn't born a good reader.
a)
Growth Mindset
b)
Fixed Mindset
12.
In a _______ mindset, people believe that their most basic abilities can be developed through dedication and hard work—brains and talent are just the starting point.
a)
Fixed
b)
Growth
13.
Your brain grows the most when you
_____________________.
_____________________.
a)
answer correctly
b)
make a mistake
c)
work in a group
d)
answer the easy questions first
14.
You either are or aren’t good at something, based on your inherent nature, because it’s just who you are. This is a ______ mindset statement.
a)
Fixed
b)
Growth
15.
Struggling makes me stronger.
a)
Growth Mindset
b)
Fixed Mindset
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