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