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