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