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