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