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