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