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