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