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