Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 143 · 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 word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) ever (b) again (c) never (d) yet
2. 2.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) talent is fixed (b) skills grow with effort (c) effort is useless (d) smart is born
3. 3.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: asking for help early? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
4. 4.True or false: “learning from feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) envying others (d) avoiding challenges
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying new strategies (b) giving up quickly (c) avoiding challenges (d) ignoring feedback
8. 8.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Feedback is an attack on me.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
9. 9.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: enjoying challenges? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
10. 10.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: praising effort? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
11. 11.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Hard work helps me improve.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
12. 12.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: envying others? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
13. 13.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
14. 14.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
15. 15.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I only do what I’m already good at.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
17. 17.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) avoiding challenges (b) hiding your mistakes (c) envying others (d) asking for help early
18. 18.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I’ll never be good at drawing.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
19. 19.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Let me try a different way.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
20. 20.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: hiding your mistakes? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
21. 21.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: sticking to easy tasks? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
22. 22.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You are a genius!” (b) “It’s easy for you.” (c) “You worked so hard!” (d) “You were born smart.”
23. 23.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “She is just lucky.” (b) “I can learn from her.” (c) “I’ll never draw well.” (d) “Drawing is silly.”
24. 24.True or false: “I only do what I’m already good at.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) envying others (c) avoiding challenges (d) practising hard skills
26. 26.True or false: “practising hard skills” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I will ask for help and try again.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
28. 28.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
29. 29.True or false: “Feedback is an attack on me.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: practising hard skills? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
31. 31.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I practise, I will get better.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
32. 32.True or false: “avoiding challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “ignoring feedback” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising effort (b) asking for help early (c) giving up quickly (d) learning from feedback
35. 35.True or false: “ignoring feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I’ll ask for help.” (b) “I need a new plan.” (c) “I am not smart.” (d) “I will practise more.”
37. 37.True or false: “I’ll never be good at drawing.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “Hard work helps me improve.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising hard skills (b) giving up quickly (c) avoiding challenges (d) hiding your mistakes

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