Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 156 · 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.True or false: “I only do what I’m already good at.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
3. 3.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: ignoring feedback? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
4. 4.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I only do what I’m already good at.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
5. 5.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) praising effort (b) enjoying challenges (c) trying new strategies (d) ignoring feedback
6. 6.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
7. 7.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
8. 8.True or false: “ignoring feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
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: giving up quickly? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
13. 13.True or false: “sticking to easy tasks” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) ever (b) yet (c) never (d) again
15. 15.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You are a genius!” (b) “You worked so hard!” (c) “You were born smart.” (d) “It’s easy for you.”
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) avoiding challenges (b) enjoying challenges (c) trying new strategies (d) praising effort
19. 19.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) smart is born (b) skills grow with effort (c) effort is useless (d) talent is fixed
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying new strategies (b) asking for help early (c) enjoying challenges (d) giving up quickly
21. 21.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Feedback is an attack on me.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
22. 22.True or false: “Let me try a different way.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying new strategies (b) praising effort (c) hiding your mistakes (d) practising hard skills
24. 24.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: asking for help early? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
25. 25.True or false: “Hard work helps me improve.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “I only do what I’m already good at.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: learning from feedback? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
28. 28.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: enjoying challenges? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
30. 30.True or false: “praising effort” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) trying new strategies (c) learning from feedback (d) asking for help early
32. 32.True or false: “learning from feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I need a new plan.” (b) “I will practise more.” (c) “I am not smart.” (d) “I’ll ask for help.”
34. 34.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) envying others (b) ignoring feedback (c) practising hard skills (d) sticking to easy tasks
35. 35.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) ignoring feedback (c) praising effort (d) envying others
36. 36.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “sticking to easy tasks” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “learning from feedback” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring feedback (b) trying new strategies (c) hiding your mistakes (d) sticking to easy tasks
40. 40.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True

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