Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 132 · 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: “Let me try a different way.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning from feedback (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) hiding your mistakes (d) avoiding challenges
4. 4.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: envying others? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising effort (b) trying new strategies (c) learning from feedback (d) giving up quickly
6. 6.True or false: “practising hard skills” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) envying others (b) learning from feedback (c) avoiding challenges (d) sticking to easy tasks
8. 8.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: enjoying challenges? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
9. 9.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) practising hard skills (b) praising effort (c) learning from feedback (d) sticking to easy tasks
10. 10.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) ever (b) never (c) again (d) yet
11. 11.True or false: “giving up quickly” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “avoiding challenges” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
14. 14.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: praising effort? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up quickly (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) trying new strategies (d) hiding your mistakes
17. 17.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “asking for help early” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring feedback (b) practising hard skills (c) learning from feedback (d) enjoying challenges
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) giving up quickly (c) envying others (d) enjoying challenges
21. 21.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) enjoying challenges (c) asking for help early (d) ignoring feedback
22. 22.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) praising effort (b) trying new strategies (c) avoiding challenges (d) enjoying challenges
23. 23.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) talent is fixed (b) smart is born (c) effort is useless (d) skills grow with effort
24. 24.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I only do what I’m already good at.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
26. 26.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: avoiding challenges? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
27. 27.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) giving up quickly (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) trying new strategies (d) envying others
28. 28.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) asking for help early (c) avoiding challenges (d) sticking to easy tasks
29. 29.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I’ll ask for help.” (b) “I am not smart.” (c) “I will practise more.” (d) “I need a new plan.”
30. 30.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: hiding your mistakes? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
32. 32.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Let me try a different way.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
33. 33.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “It’s easy for you.” (b) “You were born smart.” (c) “You are a genius!” (d) “You worked so hard!”
34. 34.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
35. 35.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: sticking to easy tasks? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
37. 37.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “I can learn from her.” (b) “Drawing is silly.” (c) “She is just lucky.” (d) “I’ll never draw well.”
38. 38.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “She is just born talented.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
39. 39.True or false: “I will ask for help and try again.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: asking for help early? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit

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