Mindsets & Goals
3. If you use a new strategy to solve a problem, you can strengthen your brain.
a. True b. False
a. True
2. Values are important, but they aren’t useful for making decisions.
a. True
b. False
b. False
2. You can choose to do what your emotions tell you to do, or you can make a different choice.
a. True
b. False
a. True
2. Anh makes a joke that he thinks is really funny, but Zheng says the joke is offensive and hurtful. Anh asks Zheng to explain why he feels this way. The explanation helps Anh understand why Zheng was so upset. In this situation, Anh tried to understand Zheng’s __________________.
a. conflict
b. perspective
c. goals
d. decision
b. perspective
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Formula for brain growth
Good strategies + Help from others + Hard work =
A stronger brain
5. Which of the following makes more connections in your brain?
a. Watching an expert do something
b. Trying something and doing it perfectly the first time
c. Trying something, making a mistake, and trying again
d. Avoiding making mistakes by not trying anything you might fail at
c. Trying something, making a mistake, and trying again
5. How can values help people make good decisions?
a. When we remember our values, they can guide our decisions.
b. When we understand what values are, we realize we can make our own decisions.
c. When we have values, we always make good decisions.
d. When we think about other people’s values, we make decisions that benefit them.
a. When we remember our values, they can guide our decisions.
5. You’re in a forest and an angry bear is charging at you. Will your emotions be helpful to you?
a. Yes. My emotions will help me react quickly.
b. Yes. My emotions are always in charge of my actions.
c. No. My emotions will slow down my rational response.
d. No. Emotions are never helpful.
a. Yes. My emotions will help me react quickly.
5. Janelle bumps into Jonathan while walking down the hallway. Jonathan says rudely, “Look where you’re going!” Janelle says she didn’t bump into him on purpose, so he doesn’t have to be rude. She apologizes for hurting him and says she hopes they can put this behind them.
This situation is an example of a minor conflict.
a. True
b. False
a. True
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Name three values you think are important for a friend to have.
Respect, Ownership, Kindness, Loyalty, Trustworthiness, Responsibility, Helping Others, Friendliness, etc.
8. Your friend has never done well at math. What should he do to get better?
a. Study harder.
b. Use different strategies.
c. Ask for help.
d. All of the above
d. All of the above
6. Your friend volunteers once a week at a community center, where she teaches kids in need to play soccer. Which value is most likely important to her?
a. Soccer
b. Creativity
c. Humor
d. Kindness
d. Kindness
8. A student you don’t get along with very well knocks into you in the hallway. You think she did it on purpose. You get really angry and want to push her back. What should you do?
a. Remember your value of responsibility and let it guide your decision.
b. React quickly based on your emotion of anger.
c. Pretend you didn’t notice, but think about what she did for the rest of the day.
d. Remember that she pushed you on purpose last year.
a. Remember your value of responsibility and let it guide your decision.
7. Resolving disagreements quickly, before they get serious, is not a good strategy for avoiding serious conflicts.
a. True
b. False
b. False
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Difference between emotions and thoughts
Emotions are what we feel and thoughts are what we say to ourselves in our heads.
11. One of your classmates has made fun of you all year. Which of the following statements about her do you most agree with?
a. She could become nice, because personalities can change.
b. She might act nicer in the future, but she’ll always be a mean person at heart.
c. She’ll continue to be mean, because personalities never change.
d. She’ll never be nice and will probably get meaner with time.
a. She could become nice, because personalities can change.
8. Your friend asks if he can copy your homework. You think about his request and remember your values of loyalty, kindness, and honesty. What do you do
a. Let him copy your homework.
b. Offer to help him with his homework.
c. Tell the teacher he wants to cheat off you.
d. End the friendship because he doesn’t share your value of honesty.
b. Offer to help him with his homework.
9. Which of the following statements is true?
a. Our thoughts are always helpful.
b. Our thoughts reflect reality. Our emotions don’t, so we should always listen to our thoughts
c. We have no choice but to listen to our thoughts, because they’re in our minds.
d. We can choose whether or not to listen to our thoughts.
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d. We can choose whether or not to listen to our thoughts.
11. What should you ask yourself if you want to make amends to someone for a past mistake?
a. What can I do to make things better?
b. How should I be punished?
c. Should the other person apologize?
d. Did the other person play some part in the conflict?
a. What can I do to make things better?
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Name three roadblocks to resolving a serious conflict.
1. Friends encourage each other to keep the conflict going (instigate the fight).
2. One person doesn't trust the other (don't feel safe).
3. Both sides don't want to lose (angry; want to fight).
4. Former friend now an enemy.
12. What should you do after you’ve set a goal for yourself?
a. Dream big and think of ways you can make your goal even better.
b. Break your big goal down into small steps, and then make a plan to accomplish each step.
c. Act confident, so other people think you’re capable of succeeding even if you aren’t.
d. Work hard and stick to a single strategy, even if you fail.
b. Break your big goal down into small steps, and then make a plan to accomplish each step.
11. How can thinking about your values help you be a good friend? Remembering your value of. . .
a. trustworthiness can help you be someone your friends can rely on.
b. loyalty can help you stick by your friends.
c. empathy can help you support your friends during hard times.
d. all of the above
d. all of the above
12. Pang is having a really hard time controlling his anger lately, and he seems to get upset about the smallest things. He’s trying not to let his thoughts and emotions rule him and to remember his values before he makes decisions. But he says it’s not that easy, because when he gets angry, there’s not enough time to think of his values before he reacts. What advice would you give Pang so he can handle his anger better?
a. Try harder to control your anger. Your emotions aren’t that powerful.
b. Wait until you get older, because once your brain has developed fully, your emotions will be less intense.
c. Practice strategies for staying calm, so when you need them, you’ll be able to remember and use them.
d. Remember that your emotions are always wrong.
c. Practice strategies for staying calm, so when you need them, you’ll be able to remember and use them.
12. Which of the following statements about bullying is false?
a. It’s one-sided.
b. It’s always done on purpose.
c. It’s unfair.
d. The person being bullied can stop it.
d. The person being bullied can stop it.
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Four ways to describe serious conflicts
1. Hard to resolve
2. Have serious consequences
3. Cause emotional or physical harm
4. Often requires help of school staff or other adult