Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 130 · 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) sticking to easy tasks (b) practising hard skills (c) giving up quickly (d) avoiding challenges
2. 2.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: ignoring feedback? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
4. 4.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I will ask for help and try again.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
5. 5.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: trying new strategies? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
6. 6.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I am not smart.” (b) “I will practise more.” (c) “I need a new plan.” (d) “I’ll ask for help.”
7. 7.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: enjoying challenges? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
8. 8.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) again (b) ever (c) yet (d) never
9. 9.True or false: “I only do what I’m already good at.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
11. 11.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You are a genius!” (b) “You were born smart.” (c) “It’s easy for you.” (d) “You worked so hard!”
12. 12.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Feedback is an attack on me.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
13. 13.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Let me try a different way.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
14. 14.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
15. 15.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: learning from feedback? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
16. 16.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “Drawing is silly.” (b) “I can learn from her.” (c) “I’ll never draw well.” (d) “She is just lucky.”
17. 17.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Hard work helps me improve.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
18. 18.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) learning from feedback (c) envying others (d) ignoring feedback
19. 19.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) asking for help early (c) enjoying challenges (d) ignoring feedback
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) hiding your mistakes (c) praising effort (d) envying others
21. 21.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
22. 22.True or false: “praising effort” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “sticking to easy tasks” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “giving up quickly” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “I will ask for help and try again.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) learning from feedback (b) trying new strategies (c) hiding your mistakes (d) practising hard skills
27. 27.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: envying others? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
28. 28.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) envying others (b) trying new strategies (c) asking for help early (d) learning from feedback
30. 30.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: praising effort? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring feedback (b) giving up quickly (c) enjoying challenges (d) avoiding challenges
32. 32.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) giving up quickly (c) practising hard skills (d) learning from feedback
34. 34.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: giving up quickly? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
35. 35.True or false: “envying others” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: sticking to easy tasks? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
38. 38.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) practising hard skills (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) asking for help early (d) learning from feedback
40. 40.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False

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