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