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