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