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