Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 120 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning from feedback (b) practising hard skills (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) trying new strategies
2. 2.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) talent is fixed (b) skills grow with effort (c) effort is useless (d) smart is born
3. 3.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) giving up quickly (b) ignoring feedback (c) envying others (d) practising hard skills
4. 4.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I am just not a maths person.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
5. 5.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: trying new strategies? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
6. 6.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I will ask for help and try again.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
7. 7.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “She is just lucky.” (b) “Drawing is silly.” (c) “I’ll never draw well.” (d) “I can learn from her.”
8. 8.True or false: “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “giving up quickly” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) avoiding challenges (b) trying new strategies (c) practising hard skills (d) asking for help early
11. 11.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) ever (b) never (c) again (d) yet
12. 12.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: learning from feedback? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
13. 13.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) praising effort (b) practising hard skills (c) learning from feedback (d) ignoring feedback
14. 14.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You worked so hard!” (b) “It’s easy for you.” (c) “You were born smart.” (d) “You are a genius!”
15. 15.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) avoiding challenges (b) praising effort (c) giving up quickly (d) sticking to easy tasks
16. 16.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: ignoring feedback? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
18. 18.True or false: “I’ll never be good at drawing.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Hard work helps me improve.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) envying others (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) praising effort (d) ignoring feedback
21. 21.True or false: “envying others” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) enjoying challenges (b) trying new strategies (c) practising hard skills (d) sticking to easy tasks
23. 23.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
24. 24.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) learning from feedback (b) trying new strategies (c) practising hard skills (d) hiding your mistakes
25. 25.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I practise, I will get better.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
27. 27.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Feedback is an attack on me.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
29. 29.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) practising hard skills (b) asking for help early (c) enjoying challenges (d) giving up quickly
31. 31.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) envying others (b) trying new strategies (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) ignoring feedback
32. 32.True or false: “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) ignoring feedback (b) envying others (c) giving up quickly (d) asking for help early
36. 36.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: sticking to easy tasks? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
37. 37.True or false: “I will ask for help and try again.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) envying others (b) avoiding challenges (c) learning from feedback (d) sticking to easy tasks
39. 39.True or false: “practising hard skills” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset

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