Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 125 · 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: “trying new strategies” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) avoiding challenges (c) ignoring feedback (d) trying new strategies
4. 4.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “She is just born talented.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
5. 5.True or false: “ignoring feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I am just not a maths person.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
8. 8.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: learning from feedback? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
9. 9.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help early (b) giving up quickly (c) trying new strategies (d) praising effort
11. 11.True or false: “ignoring feedback” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I only do what I’m already good at.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning from feedback (b) ignoring feedback (c) asking for help early (d) enjoying challenges
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) envying others (d) giving up quickly
15. 15.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) never (b) yet (c) again (d) ever
16. 16.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Feedback is an attack on me.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
17. 17.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) praising effort (b) giving up quickly (c) learning from feedback (d) trying new strategies
18. 18.True or false: “Hard work helps me improve.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I will ask for help and try again.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
20. 20.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: envying others? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
21. 21.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “I can learn from her.” (b) “She is just lucky.” (c) “I’ll never draw well.” (d) “Drawing is silly.”
22. 22.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) practising hard skills (b) giving up quickly (c) avoiding challenges (d) envying others
24. 24.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
25. 25.True or false: “giving up quickly” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help early (b) learning from feedback (c) envying others (d) practising hard skills
28. 28.True or false: “praising effort” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “Let me try a different way.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising hard skills (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) asking for help early (d) learning from feedback
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising hard skills (b) avoiding challenges (c) enjoying challenges (d) learning from feedback
32. 32.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) ignoring feedback (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) avoiding challenges (d) learning from feedback
33. 33.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: asking for help early? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
34. 34.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) ignoring feedback (b) hiding your mistakes (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) enjoying challenges
35. 35.True or false: “asking for help early” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “envying others” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: giving up quickly? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
38. 38.True or false: “praising effort” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) asking for help early (c) trying new strategies (d) enjoying challenges
40. 40.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True

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