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