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