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