Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 1 · 40 questions

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.

1. 1.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “practising hard skills” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I am just not a maths person.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
4. 4.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: envying others? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
5. 5.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) practising hard skills (b) ignoring feedback (c) hiding your mistakes (d) sticking to easy tasks
6. 6.True or false: “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) envying others (b) giving up quickly (c) hiding your mistakes (d) asking for help early
8. 8.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Feedback is an attack on me.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
9. 9.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) asking for help early (b) ignoring feedback (c) practising hard skills (d) trying new strategies
10. 10.True or false: “praising effort” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying new strategies (b) ignoring feedback (c) asking for help early (d) praising effort
12. 12.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) practising hard skills (b) avoiding challenges (c) learning from feedback (d) asking for help early
13. 13.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: hiding your mistakes? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
14. 14.🎨 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.”
15. 15.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Hard work helps me improve.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying new strategies (b) asking for help early (c) practising hard skills (d) giving up quickly
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring feedback (b) giving up quickly (c) enjoying challenges (d) hiding your mistakes
18. 18.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “She is just born talented.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
19. 19.True or false: “I’ll never be good at drawing.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I’ll ask for help.” (b) “I need a new plan.” (c) “I will practise more.” (d) “I am not smart.”
21. 21.True or false: “asking for help early” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I only do what I’m already good at.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising effort (b) avoiding challenges (c) trying new strategies (d) practising hard skills
24. 24.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) envying others (b) avoiding challenges (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) praising effort
25. 25.True or false: “Let me try a different way.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) asking for help early (b) enjoying challenges (c) learning from feedback (d) envying others
27. 27.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: enjoying challenges? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
28. 28.True or false: “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I practise, I will get better.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
31. 31.True or false: “Feedback is an attack on me.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “I will ask for help and try again.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) effort is useless (b) talent is fixed (c) skills grow with effort (d) smart is born
34. 34.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) ever (b) yet (c) never (d) again
35. 35.True or false: “Hard work helps me improve.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “She is just born talented.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “sticking to easy tasks” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) learning from feedback (c) giving up quickly (d) praising effort
39. 39.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: practising hard skills? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) envying others (b) trying new strategies (c) learning from feedback (d) practising hard skills

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