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