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