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