Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 139 · 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) avoiding challenges (b) giving up quickly (c) asking for help early (d) sticking to easy tasks
2. 2.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) smart is born (b) talent is fixed (c) skills grow with effort (d) effort is useless
4. 4.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “She is just lucky.” (b) “I’ll never draw well.” (c) “I can learn from her.” (d) “Drawing is silly.”
5. 5.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I will ask for help and try again.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
6. 6.True or false: “learning from feedback” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📉 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.”
8. 8.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: sticking to easy tasks? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
9. 9.True or false: “practising hard skills” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “I only do what I’m already good at.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) again (b) yet (c) never (d) ever
13. 13.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) asking for help early (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) practising hard skills
15. 15.True or false: “practising hard skills” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising hard skills (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) ignoring feedback (d) avoiding challenges
17. 17.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: trying new strategies? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning from feedback (b) trying new strategies (c) enjoying challenges (d) giving up quickly
19. 19.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “envying others” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) giving up quickly (b) learning from feedback (c) envying others (d) avoiding challenges
23. 23.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) enjoying challenges (b) learning from feedback (c) hiding your mistakes (d) praising effort
24. 24.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) trying new strategies (c) giving up quickly (d) avoiding challenges
25. 25.True or false: “asking for help early” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “praising effort” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) giving up quickly (c) enjoying challenges (d) asking for help early
28. 28.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: learning from feedback? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
29. 29.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
31. 31.True or false: “ignoring feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) practising hard skills (b) ignoring feedback (c) giving up quickly (d) avoiding challenges
33. 33.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: hiding your mistakes? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning from feedback (b) asking for help early (c) praising effort (d) avoiding challenges
35. 35.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) asking for help early (c) praising effort (d) envying others
36. 36.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I practise, I will get better.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
37. 37.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up quickly (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) hiding your mistakes (d) asking for help early
39. 39.True or false: “Feedback is an attack on me.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) envying others (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) ignoring feedback (d) enjoying challenges

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