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