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