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