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