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