Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 150 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) giving up quickly (b) avoiding challenges (c) practising hard skills (d) ignoring feedback
2. 2.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I will ask for help and try again.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
3. 3.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I only do what I’m already good at.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
4. 4.True or false: “praising effort” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “asking for help early” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) practising hard skills (b) asking for help early (c) avoiding challenges (d) praising effort
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising hard skills (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) asking for help early (d) praising effort
8. 8.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You worked so hard!” (b) “You were born smart.” (c) “It’s easy for you.” (d) “You are a genius!”
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) envying others (c) learning from feedback (d) giving up quickly
10. 10.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) envying others (b) avoiding challenges (c) learning from feedback (d) sticking to easy tasks
11. 11.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) practising hard skills (b) learning from feedback (c) enjoying challenges (d) ignoring feedback
12. 12.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) giving up quickly (b) trying new strategies (c) learning from feedback (d) asking for help early
13. 13.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Let me try a different way.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
14. 14.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I am just not a maths person.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
15. 15.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: trying new strategies? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
16. 16.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
17. 17.True or false: “Feedback is an attack on me.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
19. 19.True or false: “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: sticking to easy tasks? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
22. 22.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: praising effort? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
23. 23.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) never (b) ever (c) again (d) yet
24. 24.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) enjoying challenges (b) trying new strategies (c) envying others (d) practising hard skills
25. 25.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) enjoying challenges (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) learning from feedback
26. 26.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) hiding your mistakes (c) avoiding challenges (d) ignoring feedback
27. 27.True or false: “learning from feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: practising hard skills? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
31. 31.True or false: “sticking to easy tasks” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: avoiding challenges? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
33. 33.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) asking for help early (b) avoiding challenges (c) giving up quickly (d) ignoring feedback
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) asking for help early (c) envying others (d) sticking to easy tasks
36. 36.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
37. 37.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) effort is useless (b) smart is born (c) skills grow with effort (d) talent is fixed
38. 38.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “I’ll never draw well.” (b) “She is just lucky.” (c) “Drawing is silly.” (d) “I can learn from her.”
39. 39.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset

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