Yêu cầu chung
Question 1 - 5.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best fits each of the numberd banks from 1 to 5
Do you have the right mindset?
Think back to a time when you were in a classroom, perhaps confronted with a challenging maths problem. This could have happened recently or many years ago. How did you respond? Some students feel immediately overwhelmed and give up, (1) ____. Others embrace the challenge, making an effort to tackle it and hoping to gain knowledge even if they do not succeed.
Early in her career, psychologist Carol Dweck at Stanford University (2) ____, presenting problems slightly beyond their current abilities. One group responded positively, enjoying the challenge and demonstrating confidence in their capacity to develop. Dweck termed this a "growth mindset," focused on learning and future progress. Another group felt their intelligence was being judged, interpreting failure as a lack of ability. These children exhibited a "fixed mindset," struggling to envision improvement. Some even considered cheating or comparing themselves with weaker peers to protect their self-esteem. This observation highlights a broader issue in how students are guided and assessed in educational settings.
Dweck emphasizes that traditional praise for talent or intelligence can instill a fear of failure. (3) ____. She argues that recognition should instead highlight effort, strategies, persistence, and incremental improvement. Such an approach encourages mastery-oriented thinking and motivates learners to continually enhance their skills.
Research confirms these insights. Students who were taught that grappling with difficult material strengthens neural connections advanced faster than their peers. In one study, underperforming children on a Native American reservation practiced growth mindset techniques for a year, (4) ____. Such evidence clearly demonstrates the practical benefits of adopting a growth mindset.
Returning to the initial question: Do you tend to embrace challenges and make a genuine effort to learn? If so, you already demonstrate a growth mindset. If not, it is never too late. With deliberate effort and effective strategies, (5) ____.
seeing that the question was intentionally designed to confuse
providing the explanation has not yet been made clear
assuming the task is beyond their capacity
supposing the solution requires knowledge they lacked
Giải thích Linear thinking
Ứng dụng 😎 Linearthinking để giải quyết câu hỏi:
Step 1: Read the question
✏️ Read structure: S - Một số học sinh Some students V - thấy quá tải và bỏ cuộc feel immediately overwhelmed and give up , Bổ nghĩa - (?) (1) ____ . S - Những học sinh khác Others V - đón nhận thử thách embrace the challenge, Bổ nghĩa - cố găng vượt qua making an effort to tackle it
🔮 Predict:
Cấu trúc: “Some students … and give up, (1) ____.” → chỗ trống nhiều khả năng là cụm V-ing để giải thích lý do / suy nghĩ khi họ bỏ cuộc.
Cặp đối lập Some students vs Others → quan hệ tương phản: nhóm 1 nghĩ mình không làm được ↔ nhóm 2 cố gắng học từ thử thách.
Nội dung cần điền: một niềm tin tiêu cực về năng lực (ví dụ: “cho rằng bài này vượt quá khả năng”).
Step 2: Compare options
❌ A. seeing that the question was intentionally designed to confuse => Sai hướng main idea: đổ lỗi do câu hỏi cố tình đánh đố, không khớp cặp đối lập với nhóm “Others” (tập trung nỗ lực/học hỏi, không bàn về đề đánh đố).
❌ B. providing the explanation has not yet been made clear => Sai cấu trúc & nghĩa: “providing … has not yet been made clear” không phù hợp sau dấu phẩy để mô tả tâm lý bỏ cuộc; ý cũng lệch (nói về “giải thích chưa rõ”).
✅ C. assuming the task is beyond their capacity => Đúng:
Đúng dạng V-ing sau dấu phẩy để bổ sung ý cho hành động “give up”
Đúng logic tương phản với câu sau: nhóm 1 cho rằng vượt khả năng → bỏ cuộc; nhóm 2 đón nhận thử thách → cố gắng.
❌ D. supposing the solution requires knowledge they lacked => Sai trọng tâm: thiên về thiếu kiến thức cụ thể, không khớp ý chính đoạn này là mindset/năng lực bản thân (tin rằng “mình không làm được” nói chung).