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