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