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