Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 122 · 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 of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) practising hard skills (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) envying others
2. 2.True or false: “I will ask for help and try again.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
4. 4.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) giving up quickly (b) enjoying challenges (c) envying others (d) ignoring feedback
5. 5.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
6. 6.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: trying new strategies? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
7. 7.True or false: “Hard work helps me improve.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “sticking to easy tasks” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: hiding your mistakes? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
10. 10.True or false: “Feedback is an attack on me.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) again (b) never (c) ever (d) yet
13. 13.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I’ll ask for help.” (b) “I need a new plan.” (c) “I am not smart.” (d) “I will practise more.”
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) avoiding challenges (b) asking for help early (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) hiding your mistakes
15. 15.True or false: “I only do what I’m already good at.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “I’ll never draw well.” (b) “I can learn from her.” (c) “Drawing is silly.” (d) “She is just lucky.”
17. 17.True or false: “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) effort is useless (b) talent is fixed (c) smart is born (d) skills grow with effort
19. 19.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You were born smart.” (b) “It’s easy for you.” (c) “You are a genius!” (d) “You worked so hard!”
20. 20.True or false: “praising effort” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) avoiding challenges (b) learning from feedback (c) hiding your mistakes (d) envying others
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising effort (b) ignoring feedback (c) asking for help early (d) trying new strategies
23. 23.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: asking for help early? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
24. 24.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) practising hard skills (b) trying new strategies (c) asking for help early (d) ignoring feedback
25. 25.True or false: “Let me try a different way.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
27. 27.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) envying others (c) avoiding challenges (d) trying new strategies
29. 29.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: sticking to easy tasks? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
30. 30.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “envying others” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: avoiding challenges? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising effort (b) giving up quickly (c) learning from feedback (d) practising hard skills
34. 34.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I’ll never be good at drawing.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
35. 35.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Hard work helps me improve.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
37. 37.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) enjoying challenges (b) trying new strategies (c) avoiding challenges (d) practising hard skills
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising hard skills (b) ignoring feedback (c) giving up quickly (d) sticking to easy tasks
39. 39.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) asking for help early (b) enjoying challenges (c) learning from feedback (d) envying others
40. 40.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I only do what I’m already good at.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset

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