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