Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 115 · 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: “enjoying challenges” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “ignoring feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) avoiding challenges (c) praising effort (d) hiding your mistakes
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying new strategies (b) enjoying challenges (c) learning from feedback (d) envying others
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying new strategies (b) ignoring feedback (c) asking for help early (d) praising effort
7. 7.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: asking for help early? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
8. 8.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: learning from feedback? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
9. 9.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I only do what I’m already good at.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
10. 10.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: enjoying challenges? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
11. 11.True or false: “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “I will ask for help and try again.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🏅 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.”
14. 14.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
15. 15.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) avoiding challenges (b) giving up quickly (c) asking for help early (d) hiding your mistakes
16. 16.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “Drawing is silly.” (b) “She is just lucky.” (c) “I’ll never draw well.” (d) “I can learn from her.”
17. 17.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: giving up quickly? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) envying others (b) praising effort (c) giving up quickly (d) sticking to easy tasks
19. 19.True or false: “avoiding challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “giving up quickly” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help early (b) giving up quickly (c) ignoring feedback (d) sticking to easy tasks
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising hard skills (b) hiding your mistakes (c) trying new strategies (d) praising effort
23. 23.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: practising hard skills? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up quickly (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) practising hard skills (d) hiding your mistakes
25. 25.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: hiding your mistakes? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
26. 26.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) effort is useless (b) smart is born (c) skills grow with effort (d) talent is fixed
27. 27.True or false: “envying others” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning from feedback (b) enjoying challenges (c) trying new strategies (d) avoiding challenges
30. 30.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) ever (b) again (c) never (d) yet
31. 31.True or false: “Feedback is an attack on me.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) ignoring feedback (b) practising hard skills (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) giving up quickly
33. 33.True or false: “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “Feedback is an attack on me.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
36. 36.True or false: “I only do what I’m already good at.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: sticking to easy tasks? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising hard skills (b) learning from feedback (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) asking for help early
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) giving up quickly (c) praising effort (d) asking for help early
40. 40.True or false: “I’ll never be good at drawing.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False

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