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