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