Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 161 · 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? “If I practise, I will get better.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
2. 2.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
3. 3.True or false: “I’ll never be good at drawing.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) practising hard skills (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) ignoring feedback
5. 5.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
6. 6.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “Let me try a different way.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) envying others (c) learning from feedback (d) avoiding challenges
11. 11.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) enjoying challenges (b) ignoring feedback (c) praising effort (d) trying new strategies
12. 12.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I am just not a maths person.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
13. 13.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “Drawing is silly.” (b) “I can learn from her.” (c) “She is just lucky.” (d) “I’ll never draw well.”
15. 15.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: trying new strategies? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
16. 16.True or false: “Hard work helps me improve.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “envying others” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Let me try a different way.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
19. 19.True or false: “I will ask for help and try again.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I only do what I’m already good at.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
21. 21.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Feedback is an attack on me.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
22. 22.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You were born smart.” (b) “It’s easy for you.” (c) “You are a genius!” (d) “You worked so hard!”
23. 23.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: avoiding challenges? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
24. 24.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “praising effort” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “ignoring feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “Let me try a different way.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: practising hard skills? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
29. 29.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I will practise more.” (b) “I need a new plan.” (c) “I’ll ask for help.” (d) “I am not smart.”
30. 30.True or false: “I’ll never be good at drawing.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising effort (b) trying new strategies (c) envying others (d) asking for help early
32. 32.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I’ll never be good at drawing.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) asking for help early (c) ignoring feedback (d) avoiding challenges
34. 34.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) effort is useless (b) talent is fixed (c) smart is born (d) skills grow with effort
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning from feedback (b) asking for help early (c) trying new strategies (d) avoiding challenges
36. 36.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “She is just born talented.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
38. 38.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) ever (b) again (c) never (d) yet
40. 40.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Hard work helps me improve.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset

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