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