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