Would you rather
SEL Skill Traits
Impulse Control
Mindset
Famous Failures
100

Would You Rather 1

Never wash your hair or never brush your teeth?

100

Jonny does well with leading his time to victory what trait is this?

Leadership

100

True or False: I can reduce my hyperactivity/impulsivity by going on a run or working out?

True

100

The two types of mindsets you learned about in counseling? 

What are growth and fixed mindset.

100

After being cut from is high school basketball team, he went home, locked himself in his room and cried

Who is Michael Jordan.

200

Would you rather 2

Be stranded on a deserted island alone or with someone you don’t like?

200

Kim has been told by her teacher her ideas are very cool and unique what trait is this?

Creativity

200

A strategy I can use to help improve my focus is_____ ?

Take a walk

Sit away from friends

Do a chair push-up

Ask to work in a quiet setting

200

True or False, Everyone has either a fixed mindset or a growth mindset but you can't have both?

False

200

He was fired from a newspaper for lacking imagination and creativity and having on original ideas ?

Who is Walt Disney.

300

Would you rather 3

Become a popular celebrity whom everyone hates or be a normal person whom everyone loves?

300

Dave emailed his teacher to let him know that he wont be at school tomorrow. What skill did he demonstrate?

Communication

300

You and your friend disagree on something.

Do you stop being their friend or talk it out ?

Talk it out

300

What is the best way to grow your brain?

What is by doing challenging things/ practicing/ learning from your mistakes

300

He failed in business and lost 7 elections before becoming the President of the United States ?

Who is Abraham Lincoln?

400

Would you rather 4

Live without your computer or your television for the rest of your life?

400

Alice waited for her mom to finish talking before she asked her question. What skill did she demonstrate here?

Respect

400

If you break something in the house should you hide it from your parents or tell them?

Tell them

400

Growth mindset means using your mistakes as...?

What are opportunities for improvement/to learn.

400

He did not speak until he was 4 years old and teachers described him as mentally slow?

Who is Albert Einstein.

500

Would you rather 5

Only be able to crawl on all fours or only be able to walk backwards?

500

Michael always remembers to check his chores list every week. What trait is Michael demonstrating?

Responsibility

500

What is a chair push up?

How does it help with impulse control?


A chair pushup is when you press hands into chair and hold your body up


Helps compress core, which helps reduce impulsivity

500

True or False: Assertive communication means expressing what you think and feel calmly and confidently

True

500

Whose big novel was rejected by 12 publishing houses.  She has gone on to write several more in the series? 

Who is JK Rowling .