Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 104 · 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: “envying others” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) ignoring feedback (b) hiding your mistakes (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) learning from feedback
3. 3.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) effort is useless (b) talent is fixed (c) skills grow with effort (d) smart is born
5. 5.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “I’ll never draw well.” (b) “Drawing is silly.” (c) “She is just lucky.” (d) “I can learn from her.”
6. 6.True or false: “giving up quickly” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) ignoring feedback (c) practising hard skills (d) learning from feedback
8. 8.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) again (b) ever (c) yet (d) never
9. 9.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “It’s easy for you.” (b) “You worked so hard!” (c) “You are a genius!” (d) “You were born smart.”
10. 10.True or false: “praising effort” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
12. 12.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) avoiding challenges (c) hiding your mistakes (d) envying others
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising effort (b) practising hard skills (c) trying new strategies (d) envying others
14. 14.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) enjoying challenges (b) trying new strategies (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) asking for help early
16. 16.True or false: “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “avoiding challenges” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Hard work helps me improve.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
19. 19.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
20. 20.True or false: “She is just born talented.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “praising effort” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: hiding your mistakes? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
26. 26.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “She is just born talented.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
28. 28.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) praising effort (b) asking for help early (c) avoiding challenges (d) enjoying challenges
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) praising effort (c) enjoying challenges (d) asking for help early
30. 30.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: enjoying challenges? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
31. 31.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: avoiding challenges? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
32. 32.True or false: “practising hard skills” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I’ll never be good at drawing.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
34. 34.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I will ask for help and try again.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
35. 35.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: giving up quickly? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
37. 37.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) ignoring feedback (b) praising effort (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) hiding your mistakes
39. 39.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Let me try a different way.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
40. 40.True or false: “avoiding challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False

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