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