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