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