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.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: avoiding challenges? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
- 2.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “I can learn from her.” (b) “Drawing is silly.” (c) “She is just lucky.” (d) “I’ll never draw well.”
- 3.True or false: “ignoring feedback” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
- 4.True or false: “practising hard skills” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: enjoying challenges? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
- 6.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) yet (b) never (c) again (d) ever
- 7.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) skills grow with effort (b) talent is fixed (c) smart is born (d) effort is useless
- 8.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Hard work helps me improve.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
- 10.True or false: “envying others” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) ignoring feedback (c) praising effort (d) giving up quickly
- 12.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
- 13.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: asking for help early? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
- 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) practising hard skills (b) asking for help early (c) enjoying challenges (d) envying others
- 16.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I only do what I’m already good at.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
- 17.True or false: “I will ask for help and try again.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: hiding your mistakes? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
- 19.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) avoiding challenges (c) giving up quickly (d) enjoying challenges
- 20.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: trying new strategies? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
- 21.True or false: “asking for help early” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You worked so hard!” (b) “It’s easy for you.” (c) “You are a genius!” (d) “You were born smart.”
- 23.True or false: “learning from feedback” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
- 24.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Feedback is an attack on me.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
- 25.True or false: “giving up quickly” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
- 26.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) practising hard skills (b) envying others (c) trying new strategies (d) enjoying challenges
- 27.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I’ll never be good at drawing.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
- 28.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) practising hard skills (c) trying new strategies (d) learning from feedback
- 30.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
- 31.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I will ask for help and try again.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
- 32.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
- 33.True or false: “She is just born talented.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
- 34.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: giving up quickly? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up quickly (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) hiding your mistakes (d) trying new strategies
- 36.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) ignoring feedback (c) hiding your mistakes (d) avoiding challenges
- 37.True or false: “giving up quickly” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
- 39.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: envying others? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
- 40.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: practising hard skills? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
Answer key
- fixed habit
- “I can learn from her.”
- False
- False
- growth habit
- yet
- skills grow with effort
- False
- growth mindset
- False
- praising effort
- True
- growth habit
- True
- envying others
- fixed mindset
- True
- fixed habit
- enjoying challenges
- growth habit
- True
- “You worked so hard!”
- True
- fixed mindset
- True
- envying others
- fixed mindset
- True
- sticking to easy tasks
- growth mindset
- growth mindset
- True
- True
- fixed habit
- trying new strategies
- trying new strategies
- False
- fixed mindset
- fixed habit
- growth habit
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