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