Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 107 · 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: “giving up quickly” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I am just not a maths person.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
3. 3.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) again (b) ever (c) yet (d) never
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) envying others (b) enjoying challenges (c) giving up quickly (d) hiding your mistakes
5. 5.True or false: “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎨 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.”
7. 7.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) talent is fixed (b) skills grow with effort (c) smart is born (d) effort is useless
8. 8.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Feedback is an attack on me.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
9. 9.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) praising effort (c) avoiding challenges (d) giving up quickly
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring feedback (b) asking for help early (c) avoiding challenges (d) envying others
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up quickly (b) ignoring feedback (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) practising hard skills
12. 12.True or false: “Hard work helps me improve.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: ignoring feedback? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
14. 14.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Let me try a different way.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) avoiding challenges (b) hiding your mistakes (c) trying new strategies (d) giving up quickly
16. 16.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: avoiding challenges? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
17. 17.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “It’s easy for you.” (b) “You worked so hard!” (c) “You were born smart.” (d) “You are a genius!”
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up quickly (b) praising effort (c) practising hard skills (d) enjoying challenges
19. 19.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
20. 20.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising hard skills (b) praising effort (c) trying new strategies (d) hiding your mistakes
22. 22.True or false: “learning from feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “praising effort” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: praising effort? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
25. 25.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) ignoring feedback (c) giving up quickly (d) learning from feedback
26. 26.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I will ask for help and try again.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) praising effort (c) trying new strategies (d) asking for help early
28. 28.True or false: “Feedback is an attack on me.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “I will ask for help and try again.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I will practise more.” (b) “I need a new plan.” (c) “I’ll ask for help.” (d) “I am not smart.”
32. 32.True or false: “giving up quickly” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: sticking to easy tasks? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
34. 34.True or false: “I’ll never be good at drawing.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) practising hard skills (b) enjoying challenges (c) trying new strategies (d) hiding your mistakes
36. 36.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: enjoying challenges? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
37. 37.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I’ll never be good at drawing.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
39. 39.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True

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