Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 126 · 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) ignoring feedback (b) enjoying challenges (c) hiding your mistakes (d) giving up quickly
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising hard skills (b) asking for help early (c) envying others (d) learning from feedback
3. 3.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: praising effort? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
4. 4.True or false: “Hard work helps me improve.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: avoiding challenges? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
6. 6.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) learning from feedback (b) practising hard skills (c) asking for help early (d) giving up quickly
7. 7.True or false: “She is just born talented.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: giving up quickly? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
9. 9.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) never (b) again (c) ever (d) yet
10. 10.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
11. 11.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) asking for help early (c) hiding your mistakes (d) giving up quickly
13. 13.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I’ll never be good at drawing.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
14. 14.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: sticking to easy tasks? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
15. 15.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “She is just lucky.” (b) “I’ll never draw well.” (c) “Drawing is silly.” (d) “I can learn from her.”
16. 16.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: learning from feedback? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
17. 17.True or false: “ignoring feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) enjoying challenges (b) practising hard skills (c) asking for help early (d) hiding your mistakes
19. 19.True or false: “Feedback is an attack on me.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) talent is fixed (b) smart is born (c) effort is useless (d) skills grow with effort
21. 21.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “She is just born talented.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
22. 22.True or false: “Let me try a different way.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I will practise more.” (b) “I need a new plan.” (c) “I am not smart.” (d) “I’ll ask for help.”
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying new strategies (b) giving up quickly (c) avoiding challenges (d) hiding your mistakes
25. 25.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: enjoying challenges? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) avoiding challenges (c) envying others (d) ignoring feedback
27. 27.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) praising effort (b) enjoying challenges (c) practising hard skills (d) ignoring feedback
28. 28.True or false: “I only do what I’m already good at.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You are a genius!” (b) “It’s easy for you.” (c) “You were born smart.” (d) “You worked so hard!”
30. 30.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: practising hard skills? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) learning from feedback (c) avoiding challenges (d) giving up quickly
32. 32.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) praising effort (b) enjoying challenges (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) trying new strategies
33. 33.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Feedback is an attack on me.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
34. 34.True or false: “ignoring feedback” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “praising effort” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
38. 38.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
39. 39.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Feedback is an attack on me.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True

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