Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

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

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