Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 117 · 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) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I need a new plan.” (b) “I am not smart.” (c) “I will practise more.” (d) “I’ll ask for help.”
4. 4.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) avoiding challenges (b) learning from feedback (c) enjoying challenges (d) practising hard skills
5. 5.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) giving up quickly (b) practising hard skills (c) trying new strategies (d) learning from feedback
6. 6.True or false: “giving up quickly” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Feedback is an attack on me.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
9. 9.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) talent is fixed (b) effort is useless (c) skills grow with effort (d) smart is born
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying new strategies (b) asking for help early (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) enjoying challenges
11. 11.True or false: “sticking to easy tasks” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: practising hard skills? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
13. 13.True or false: “She is just born talented.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
15. 15.True or false: “I only do what I’m already good at.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
17. 17.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) trying new strategies (c) enjoying challenges (d) asking for help early
18. 18.True or false: “I only do what I’m already good at.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising hard skills (b) trying new strategies (c) praising effort (d) hiding your mistakes
20. 20.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: enjoying challenges? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
21. 21.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: ignoring feedback? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
22. 22.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) ignoring feedback (b) avoiding challenges (c) hiding your mistakes (d) practising hard skills
23. 23.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “She is just born talented.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) avoiding challenges (b) ignoring feedback (c) hiding your mistakes (d) learning from feedback
25. 25.True or false: “ignoring feedback” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You are a genius!” (b) “You worked so hard!” (c) “It’s easy for you.” (d) “You were born smart.”
28. 28.True or false: “Feedback is an attack on me.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: learning from feedback? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
30. 30.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “I’ll never draw well.” (b) “I can learn from her.” (c) “She is just lucky.” (d) “Drawing is silly.”
31. 31.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) again (b) never (c) ever (d) yet
32. 32.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying new strategies (b) learning from feedback (c) giving up quickly (d) enjoying challenges
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up quickly (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) envying others (d) trying new strategies
35. 35.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) envying others (b) ignoring feedback (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) trying new strategies
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up quickly (b) hiding your mistakes (c) enjoying challenges (d) avoiding challenges
37. 37.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I’ll never be good at drawing.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
38. 38.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: sticking to easy tasks? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
40. 40.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: giving up quickly? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit

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