Senorita X No More
The Secret to Raising Smart Kids
Vocab
The Origin of Intelligence
The Most Dangerous Game
100
Does this poem have a rhyme scheme?

No

100

Are students with a fixed mindset more or less likely to try and improve when they do not do well in class?

Less likely

100

Information collected for the purpose of analysis

Data

100

What is a fixed mindset?

The mindset somebody has when they do not think they can improve a skill or grow their intelligence.

100

What does Rainsford do all the beginning of the story?

He falls off of his boat.

200

How did the teacher make the speaker feel?

Comforted.

200

Which mindset believes that students are able to grow and learn new skills with practice?

Growth mindset

200

This form of punctuation can be used to join two independent clauses or separate a list.

Semicolon

200

What two components influence a child's intelligence?

Nature and nurture

200

Does Rainsford survive?

Yes

300

How many stanzas are in the poem?

One

300

True or False: Parents who focus on their child's intelligence encourage a fixed mindset.

True

300

An opposing viewpoint

Counterclaim

300

Is there a correlation between IQ and genetics.

Yes, but genetics are not the only determining factor of intelligence.

300

Name one flat character from the story

Ivan, Whitney

400

What is a shawl?

It's like a blanket or cover for one's shoulders.

400
Bosses with what sort of mindset create a more welcoming and effective work environment.

Growth

400

The logical fallacy used when a person oversimplifies an argument or puts words in another person's mouth.

Straw-Man

400

A study done on what animal showed that intelligence could be mostly inherited? 

Chimpanzees

400

What kind of character is General Zaroff? Static or Dynamic?

Static - he does not change over the course of the story.

500

What does the speaker learn how to write?

Her name.

500

What is the meaning of the word "futile"?

Pointless

500

Logical Fallacies

Things done in an argument that weaken the argument and target the opponent 

500

Who believed in survival of the fittest? 

Charles Darwin

500

What does Rainsford learn towards the end of the story?

He understands the feeling of terror.