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