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