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