Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 131 · 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.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I practise, I will get better.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
2. 2.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) talent is fixed (b) smart is born (c) skills grow with effort (d) effort is useless
3. 3.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: enjoying challenges? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
5. 5.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I am just not a maths person.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
6. 6.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: asking for help early? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
7. 7.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “I can learn from her.” (b) “I’ll never draw well.” (c) “Drawing is silly.” (d) “She is just lucky.”
8. 8.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I need a new plan.” (b) “I will practise more.” (c) “I am not smart.” (d) “I’ll ask for help.”
9. 9.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “It’s easy for you.” (b) “You worked so hard!” (c) “You were born smart.” (d) “You are a genius!”
10. 10.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Hard work helps me improve.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
11. 11.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: hiding your mistakes? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
12. 12.True or false: “Feedback is an attack on me.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “I’ll never be good at drawing.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I’ll never be good at drawing.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring feedback (b) asking for help early (c) avoiding challenges (d) hiding your mistakes
16. 16.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) giving up quickly (b) ignoring feedback (c) enjoying challenges (d) sticking to easy tasks
17. 17.True or false: “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) learning from feedback (c) practising hard skills (d) hiding your mistakes
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up quickly (b) enjoying challenges (c) asking for help early (d) learning from feedback
20. 20.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: giving up quickly? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
21. 21.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) learning from feedback (c) enjoying challenges (d) asking for help early
22. 22.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) ignoring feedback (b) hiding your mistakes (c) giving up quickly (d) learning from feedback
23. 23.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) practising hard skills (c) hiding your mistakes (d) enjoying challenges
24. 24.True or false: “Let me try a different way.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “avoiding challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) never (b) again (c) yet (d) ever
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) avoiding challenges (b) hiding your mistakes (c) practising hard skills (d) sticking to easy tasks
28. 28.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising hard skills (b) envying others (c) praising effort (d) enjoying challenges
30. 30.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
31. 31.True or false: “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) practising hard skills (c) asking for help early (d) enjoying challenges
34. 34.True or false: “Hard work helps me improve.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) enjoying challenges (b) trying new strategies (c) practising hard skills (d) giving up quickly
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying new strategies (b) avoiding challenges (c) ignoring feedback (d) giving up quickly
37. 37.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: praising effort? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) avoiding challenges (b) envying others (c) praising effort (d) giving up quickly
39. 39.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Feedback is an attack on me.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
40. 40.True or false: “Hard work helps me improve.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True

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