Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 124 · 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: “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You were born smart.” (b) “You are a genius!” (c) “You worked so hard!” (d) “It’s easy for you.”
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising hard skills (b) enjoying challenges (c) learning from feedback (d) giving up quickly
4. 4.True or false: “praising effort” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) again (b) ever (c) yet (d) never
6. 6.True or false: “Feedback is an attack on me.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “giving up quickly” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: hiding your mistakes? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up quickly (b) hiding your mistakes (c) praising effort (d) ignoring feedback
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning from feedback (b) enjoying challenges (c) practising hard skills (d) ignoring feedback
12. 12.True or false: “practising hard skills” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) practising hard skills (c) ignoring feedback (d) sticking to easy tasks
14. 14.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I only do what I’m already good at.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
15. 15.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I’ll never be good at drawing.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
16. 16.True or false: “avoiding challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I practise, I will get better.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
18. 18.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “sticking to easy tasks” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising effort (b) practising hard skills (c) avoiding challenges (d) trying new strategies
22. 22.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “I’ll never draw well.” (b) “Drawing is silly.” (c) “She is just lucky.” (d) “I can learn from her.”
23. 23.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: trying new strategies? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
25. 25.True or false: “learning from feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “Hard work helps me improve.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help early (b) hiding your mistakes (c) envying others (d) ignoring feedback
29. 29.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: giving up quickly? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
30. 30.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) talent is fixed (b) smart is born (c) skills grow with effort (d) effort is useless
31. 31.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) praising effort (b) enjoying challenges (c) asking for help early (d) envying others
32. 32.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) envying others (b) hiding your mistakes (c) avoiding challenges (d) praising effort
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring feedback (b) practising hard skills (c) hiding your mistakes (d) giving up quickly
34. 34.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: envying others? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
35. 35.True or false: “praising effort” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) giving up quickly (c) hiding your mistakes (d) sticking to easy tasks
38. 38.True or false: “I will ask for help and try again.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📉 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.”
40. 40.True or false: “Let me try a different way.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False

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