Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset
Leader's tip (Not yet — but learning): Growth mindset: “Mistakes help me learn.”, “If I practise, I will get better.”, “Let me try a different way.” Fixed mindset: “I’ll never be good at drawing.”, “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.”, “She is just born talented.” Turn fixed into growth by adding “yet”, praising effort (“You worked so hard!”) and changing the plan, not giving up.
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- 1.True or false: “asking for help early” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
- 2.True or false: “Let me try a different way.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) skills grow with effort (b) smart is born (c) effort is useless (d) talent is fixed
- 4.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You were born smart.” (b) “It’s easy for you.” (c) “You worked so hard!” (d) “You are a genius!”
- 5.True or false: “learning from feedback” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
- 6.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) asking for help early (c) practising hard skills (d) hiding your mistakes
- 8.True or false: “I will ask for help and try again.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
- 9.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) ignoring feedback (b) envying others (c) hiding your mistakes (d) asking for help early
- 10.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: giving up quickly? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
- 11.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) practising hard skills (b) trying new strategies (c) learning from feedback (d) avoiding challenges
- 12.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: praising effort? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
- 13.True or false: “avoiding challenges” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
- 14.True or false: “Let me try a different way.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) avoiding challenges (b) practising hard skills (c) hiding your mistakes (d) sticking to easy tasks
- 16.True or false: “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
- 17.True or false: “giving up quickly” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
- 18.True or false: “sticking to easy tasks” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
- 19.True or false: “learning from feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help early (b) enjoying challenges (c) ignoring feedback (d) trying new strategies
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising effort (b) learning from feedback (c) avoiding challenges (d) trying new strategies
- 22.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) ignoring feedback (c) learning from feedback (d) envying others
- 23.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) learning from feedback (b) trying new strategies (c) practising hard skills (d) sticking to easy tasks
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help early (b) learning from feedback (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) praising effort
- 25.True or false: “practising hard skills” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
- 26.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) envying others (b) trying new strategies (c) ignoring feedback (d) sticking to easy tasks
- 27.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: learning from feedback? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
- 28.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I practise, I will get better.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
- 29.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) again (b) yet (c) never (d) ever
- 31.True or false: “I only do what I’m already good at.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up quickly (b) learning from feedback (c) praising effort (d) asking for help early
- 33.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Let me try a different way.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
- 34.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: trying new strategies? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) learning from feedback (c) giving up quickly (d) envying others
- 36.True or false: “I’ll never be good at drawing.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
- 37.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) envying others (d) practising hard skills
- 38.True or false: “She is just born talented.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
- 39.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
Answer key
- True
- False
- skills grow with effort
- “You worked so hard!”
- True
- True
- hiding your mistakes
- True
- asking for help early
- fixed habit
- avoiding challenges
- growth habit
- False
- True
- practising hard skills
- False
- True
- True
- False
- ignoring feedback
- avoiding challenges
- learning from feedback
- sticking to easy tasks
- sticking to easy tasks
- False
- trying new strategies
- growth habit
- growth mindset
- False
- yet
- True
- giving up quickly
- growth mindset
- growth habit
- learning from feedback
- True
- practising hard skills
- False
- False
- growth mindset
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