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