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Grit and Perseverance

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Angela Duckworth defines grit as a child's ____________________ for long-term goals, and is a better indicator of future earnings and happiness than either IQ or talent.

a)

eagerness

b)

indifference

c)

perseverance and passion

d)

laziness

2.

__________ people are willing to step out of their comfort zones and risk failure to learn something new or pursue a long-term goal.

a)

courageous

b)

impulsive

c)

successful

d)

passionate

3.

To teach children to be resilient, we need to show them real examples of how failures and setbacks can lead to success by talking about them regularly, sharing our own experiences, and most importantly __________ them to fail.

a)

not allowing

b)

helping

c)

allowing

d)

prevent

4.

Which of these are characteristics of someone who has grit? Choose all that apply.

a)

Embrace challenges

b)

Make excuses

c)

See effort as the path to mastery

d)

Learn from criticism and failure

5.

Which is a synonym for "perseverance"?

a)

achievement

b)

mindfulness

c)

talent

d)

determination

6.

Which TWO describe resilience?

a)

the ability to recover from difficulties

b)

honesty

c)

toughness

d)

giving up easily

7.

What is grit?

a)

the ability to sustain interest and effort toward achieving long-term goals

b)

moving quickly from one interest to another

c)

being naturally good at something that comes easy to you

d)

the ability to give help when needed

8.

Which one of these are showing perseverance?

a)

saying your dog ate your homework when you didn't do it

b)

saying you left your homework at home when you didn't do it

c)

saying you had practice so you couldn't do your homework

d)

working hard on your homework and getting it done

9.

Would a black belt in karate have to show perseverance?

a)

Yes

b)

No

10.

Which of these are characteristics represents someone who has grit? (Choose all that apply)

a)

Embrace challenges

b)

Make excuses

c)

See effort as the path to mastery

d)

Learn from criticism and failure

e)

Give up

11.

This mindset embraces problems as opportunities to learn

a)

Growth mindset

b)

Fixed mindset

c)

Mixed mindset

d)

Grit

12.

In this mindset, problems are avoided out to fear to fail

a)

Growth mindset

b)

Fixed mindset

c)

Mixed mindset

d)

Grit

13.
This will be challenging, but I will keep at it.
a)
Growth Mindset
b)
Fixed Mindset
14.
Which character strength relates most directly to grit?
a)
Perseverance
b)
Perspective
c)
Judgement
d)
Self-Regulation
15.

the ability to keep going and stay focused when things are hard

a)

setback

b)

perseverance

c)

growth mindset

d)

respect

16.

What are the two types of mindsets?

a)

fixed and growth

b)

growth and grit

c)

fixed and great

17.

Fixed mindset is where you believe you are born smart or not at all.

a)

True

b)

False

18.
Name the Movie
a)
Wall-E
b)
Ratatouille
c)
Zootopia
d)
Secret of Nimh
19.

Guess that skin!

a)

Air specialist

b)

Raptor

c)

Royale bomber

d)

Bomber

20.

What is something you would try or dream up if you weren't afraid to fail at it? Could be you try to be a pro gamer, pro athlete, start your own business, get into a school you want to, run a marathon

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