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