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