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