Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

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

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