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