Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 133 · 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 or fixed mindset habit: asking for help early? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
2. 2.True or false: “avoiding challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) praising effort (c) enjoying challenges (d) learning from feedback
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up quickly (b) envying others (c) learning from feedback (d) avoiding challenges
5. 5.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “giving up quickly” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
8. 8.True or false: “practising hard skills” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) ignoring feedback (c) praising effort (d) trying new strategies
10. 10.True or false: “I will ask for help and try again.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “ignoring feedback” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “Let me try a different way.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Feedback is an attack on me.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
14. 14.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: hiding your mistakes? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
15. 15.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: avoiding challenges? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
16. 16.True or false: “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: giving up quickly? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
18. 18.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Hard work helps me improve.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
19. 19.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: enjoying challenges? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
20. 20.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “ignoring feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) ignoring feedback (b) giving up quickly (c) learning from feedback (d) sticking to easy tasks
23. 23.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “Drawing is silly.” (b) “I’ll never draw well.” (c) “She is just lucky.” (d) “I can learn from her.”
25. 25.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I will practise more.” (b) “I’ll ask for help.” (c) “I need a new plan.” (d) “I am not smart.”
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up quickly (b) enjoying challenges (c) trying new strategies (d) asking for help early
27. 27.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: ignoring feedback? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
28. 28.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) again (b) never (c) yet (d) ever
29. 29.True or false: “I only do what I’m already good at.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) practising hard skills (b) ignoring feedback (c) learning from feedback (d) trying new strategies
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) praising effort (c) enjoying challenges (d) learning from feedback
32. 32.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) envying others (c) asking for help early (d) ignoring feedback
34. 34.True or false: “I only do what I’m already good at.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
36. 36.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) asking for help early (b) trying new strategies (c) praising effort (d) avoiding challenges
37. 37.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) effort is useless (b) smart is born (c) talent is fixed (d) skills grow with effort
38. 38.True or false: “I’ll never be good at drawing.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: practising hard skills? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
40. 40.True or false: “Feedback is an attack on me.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False

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