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