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Questions and Answers
What did Mojo love about school?
What did Mojo love about school?
- Math (correct)
- Lunch
- Recess
- Gym
What did Mojo feel like doing when the math problems got harder?
What did Mojo feel like doing when the math problems got harder?
- Pack his things and leave forever (correct)
- Keep practicing
- Take a break
- Ask for help
What did Katie tell Mojo about being smart?
What did Katie tell Mojo about being smart?
- Only geniuses are smart
- You're either born smart, or you're not
- You can't become smarter
- Anyone can be smart, you just have to work at it (correct)
What is the brain like, according to Katie?
What is the brain like, according to Katie?
What happens when you try challenging things, like hard math problems, according to Katie?
What happens when you try challenging things, like hard math problems, according to Katie?
What did Mojo compare to learning to talk as a baby?
What did Mojo compare to learning to talk as a baby?
What did Katie have to do when Mojo was about to ask her another question?
What did Katie have to do when Mojo was about to ask her another question?
What is the main idea of the story?
What is the main idea of the story?
Mojo's friend, Katie, was also struggling with math problems.
Mojo's friend, Katie, was also struggling with math problems.
Mojo believed that some people are born smart and others are not.
Mojo believed that some people are born smart and others are not.
Mojo's brain is not capable of becoming stronger.
Mojo's brain is not capable of becoming stronger.
Mojo was a monster who hated school.
Mojo was a monster who hated school.
Katie told Mojo that he is not smart enough for school.
Katie told Mojo that he is not smart enough for school.
Neuroscientists have discovered that the brain is fixed and cannot be changed.
Neuroscientists have discovered that the brain is fixed and cannot be changed.
Mojo had never struggled with math problems before.
Mojo had never struggled with math problems before.
Mojo's conversation with Katie changed his perspective on intelligence.
Mojo's conversation with Katie changed his perspective on intelligence.
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Study Notes
Mojo's Story
- Mojo is a friendly monster who loves school, especially math.
- However, he struggled with math problems as they got harder and felt like he wasn't smart enough.
- Katie, his friend, encouraged him to not give up and told him that anyone can be smart with practice.
The Brain and Intelligence
- Neuroscientists discovered that the brain is like a muscle.
- Challenging activities, such as math problems, exercise the brain and make it stronger.
- As a result, the brain becomes smarter.
- This concept is similar to how babies learn to talk by exercising their brain.
implications of Brain Development
- If the brain is like a muscle, it means that anyone can become smarter.
- Mojo, and anyone else, can increase their intelligence with effort and practice.
Mojo's Story
- Mojo is a friendly monster who loves school, especially math.
- However, he struggled with math problems as they got harder and felt like he wasn't smart enough.
- Katie, his friend, encouraged him to not give up and told him that anyone can be smart with practice.
The Brain and Intelligence
- Neuroscientists discovered that the brain is like a muscle.
- Challenging activities, such as math problems, exercise the brain and make it stronger.
- As a result, the brain becomes smarter.
- This concept is similar to how babies learn to talk by exercising their brain.
implications of Brain Development
- If the brain is like a muscle, it means that anyone can become smarter.
- Mojo, and anyone else, can increase their intelligence with effort and practice.
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