Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 140 · 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: enjoying challenges? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
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.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: learning from feedback? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
5. 5.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) effort is useless (b) skills grow with effort (c) smart is born (d) talent is fixed
6. 6.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “I’ll never draw well.” (b) “I can learn from her.” (c) “Drawing is silly.” (d) “She is just lucky.”
7. 7.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I will ask for help and try again.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
8. 8.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) avoiding challenges (c) learning from feedback (d) enjoying challenges
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising effort (b) enjoying challenges (c) practising hard skills (d) hiding your mistakes
10. 10.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
11. 11.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) giving up quickly (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) avoiding challenges (d) praising effort
12. 12.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
13. 13.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) learning from feedback (c) ignoring feedback (d) giving up quickly
14. 14.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: ignoring feedback? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
15. 15.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: practising hard skills? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
17. 17.True or false: “praising effort” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “Hard work helps me improve.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “I’ll never be good at drawing.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) learning from feedback (c) practising hard skills (d) sticking to easy tasks
21. 21.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
22. 22.True or false: “I only do what I’m already good at.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Let me try a different way.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
25. 25.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You were born smart.” (b) “You are a genius!” (c) “It’s easy for you.” (d) “You worked so hard!”
26. 26.True or false: “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
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 of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) asking for help early (b) trying new strategies (c) envying others (d) enjoying challenges
30. 30.True or false: “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “She is just born talented.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) yet (b) never (c) again (d) ever
33. 33.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) envying others (b) enjoying challenges (c) avoiding challenges (d) ignoring feedback
34. 34.True or false: “giving up quickly” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) enjoying challenges (c) avoiding challenges (d) giving up quickly
36. 36.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: hiding your mistakes? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
37. 37.True or false: “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: giving up quickly? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
39. 39.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Hard work helps me improve.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
40. 40.True or false: “Let me try a different way.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True

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