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