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