Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 114 · 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.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: trying new strategies? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
2. 2.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
3. 3.True or false: “Hard work helps me improve.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You are a genius!” (b) “You were born smart.” (c) “You worked so hard!” (d) “It’s easy for you.”
5. 5.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) ignoring feedback (c) practising hard skills (d) sticking to easy tasks
6. 6.True or false: “giving up quickly” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I’ll ask for help.” (b) “I will practise more.” (c) “I am not smart.” (d) “I need a new plan.”
9. 9.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) ignoring feedback (c) avoiding challenges (d) envying others
10. 10.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) yet (b) ever (c) never (d) again
11. 11.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: envying others? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising effort (b) avoiding challenges (c) trying new strategies (d) asking for help early
14. 14.True or false: “ignoring feedback” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “sticking to easy tasks” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I will ask for help and try again.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
17. 17.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I practise, I will get better.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
19. 19.True or false: “She is just born talented.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: avoiding challenges? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
21. 21.True or false: “Let me try a different way.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “avoiding challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “I will ask for help and try again.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: sticking to easy tasks? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
26. 26.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “She is just lucky.” (b) “I’ll never draw well.” (c) “Drawing is silly.” (d) “I can learn from her.”
29. 29.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) smart is born (b) skills grow with effort (c) effort is useless (d) talent is fixed
30. 30.True or false: “envying others” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) praising effort (b) learning from feedback (c) envying others (d) asking for help early
32. 32.True or false: “praising effort” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
34. 34.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) praising effort (b) giving up quickly (c) asking for help early (d) practising hard skills
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) learning from feedback (c) giving up quickly (d) practising hard skills
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning from feedback (b) giving up quickly (c) hiding your mistakes (d) avoiding challenges
37. 37.True or false: “Feedback is an attack on me.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I’ll never be good at drawing.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help early (b) avoiding challenges (c) ignoring feedback (d) hiding your mistakes
40. 40.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False

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