Failure and Success (and other stuff we've studied)

Mindsets

100

What is the 10,000 Hour rule about?

You need to practice something for at least 10,000 hours to master it

200

Feedback helps me grow.  

This is an example of what kind of mindset?

Growth Mindset

300

We saw two images of brains, one red and one green.  

Why was the brain on the right red?  What was happening in it?

It was 'on fire' because it was trying to figure out where it went wrong and how to improve

400

What word does Dweck EMPHASIZE to show that something hasn't been ACHIEVED, but that it can be?

YET

500

People with a fixed mindset enjoy the struggle and welcome it.

True or False?

False

Unit Terms

100

Remarks that say when you think something is bad

Criticism 

200

NAME THE VOCABULARY WORD FOR THE DEFINITION BELOW:

To draw attention to something 

EMPHASIZE

300

Correct this sentence.  

During each class, my teacher emphasis the need to believe that we can succeed.  

During each class, my teacher emphasizes the need to believe that we can succeed. 

400

Use the term 'grit' correctly in a sentence

She showed a lot of grit when she refused to give up even though she was in last place.  

500

What is the difference between constant and evolve?

Constant stays the same, whereas evolve means to change over a long period of time

Writing Skills

100

Change the sentence so that it keeps the same meaning, but doesn't begin with 'I'

I went to the movies last night and saw Moana 2. 

200

Punctation goes inside/outside of quotation marks?

Inside

300

How many spaces should we have after punctuation, generally?  

One 

400

FANBOYS stands for which conjunctions? 

For

And 

Nor 

But

Or 

Yet 

So

500

Combine these two sentences, using a comma and a conjunction.

After I made my bracket I was starving.  I didn't have any food.

More Vocabulary

100

Name two traits about Ms. Conlon

to be determined

200

What is a trait 

OR 

What is a synonym for a trait?

A quality that makes someone or something different

Characteristic 

300

Which vocabulary word is a synonym for the term 'barrier'?  

Obstacle 

400

Create a sentence using the following two terms:

Determined

Challenging 

Even though the run was challenging, Lexia was determined to finish it.  

500

to continue TRYING to do something is to...

Persevere

Random

100

Which rapper is famous for bringing back flared jeans?

Kendrick 

200

What are the names of the three students who most recently joined our class?

Chimba

Debby

Mechi

300

Which of our classmates has a name that sounds very similar to one of the all time leading goal scorers for mens pro soccer (football)?  

Mechi 

400

Which team is going to win the mens March Madness?

Duke

500

Which two classmates have we listened to sing/rap?

Pemba

Yacenthe