Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 158 · 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) practising hard skills (b) envying others (c) enjoying challenges (d) learning from feedback
2. 2.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: praising effort? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
3. 3.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
4. 4.True or false: “practising hard skills” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Let me try a different way.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
6. 6.True or false: “learning from feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I practise, I will get better.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
8. 8.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
9. 9.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: trying new strategies? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
10. 10.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) ignoring feedback (b) practising hard skills (c) enjoying challenges (d) learning from feedback
11. 11.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Feedback is an attack on me.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
12. 12.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
13. 13.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I am just not a maths person.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
14. 14.True or false: “praising effort” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I’ll ask for help.” (b) “I am not smart.” (c) “I need a new plan.” (d) “I will practise more.”
16. 16.True or false: “avoiding challenges” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “I’ll never be good at drawing.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) learning from feedback (b) ignoring feedback (c) giving up quickly (d) sticking to easy tasks
19. 19.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) praising effort (b) hiding your mistakes (c) ignoring feedback (d) sticking to easy tasks
20. 20.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) avoiding challenges (c) envying others (d) asking for help early
22. 22.True or false: “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “Drawing is silly.” (b) “I’ll never draw well.” (c) “She is just lucky.” (d) “I can learn from her.”
24. 24.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: envying others? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
25. 25.True or false: “She is just born talented.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: learning from feedback? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying new strategies (b) ignoring feedback (c) praising effort (d) learning from feedback
28. 28.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) enjoying challenges (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) ignoring feedback (d) avoiding challenges
29. 29.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: practising hard skills? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
30. 30.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: ignoring feedback? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
31. 31.True or false: “I only do what I’m already good at.” 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) again (c) ever (d) never
33. 33.True or false: “Feedback is an attack on me.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) avoiding challenges (b) trying new strategies (c) envying others (d) giving up quickly
36. 36.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) avoiding challenges (b) enjoying challenges (c) asking for help early (d) practising hard skills
38. 38.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) learning from feedback (c) asking for help early (d) enjoying challenges
39. 39.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) giving up quickly (b) trying new strategies (c) practising hard skills (d) enjoying challenges
40. 40.True or false: “Hard work helps me improve.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True

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