Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 165 · 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? “Feedback is an attack on me.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
2. 2.True or false: “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “I’ll never be good at drawing.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) ignoring feedback (b) practising hard skills (c) learning from feedback (d) enjoying challenges
5. 5.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) smart is born (b) effort is useless (c) talent is fixed (d) skills grow with effort
7. 7.True or false: “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: practising hard skills? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
9. 9.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: trying new strategies? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
10. 10.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: asking for help early? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
13. 13.True or false: “asking for help early” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) envying others (c) hiding your mistakes (d) praising effort
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising effort (b) trying new strategies (c) learning from feedback (d) ignoring feedback
16. 16.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: hiding your mistakes? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
18. 18.📉 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.”
19. 19.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
20. 20.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
21. 21.True or false: “praising effort” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I am just not a maths person.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
23. 23.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
24. 24.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “She is just born talented.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
25. 25.True or false: “Let me try a different way.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “She is just born talented.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) envying others (b) trying new strategies (c) hiding your mistakes (d) giving up quickly
29. 29.True or false: “avoiding challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “ignoring feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
33. 33.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) ignoring feedback (b) enjoying challenges (c) envying others (d) avoiding challenges
34. 34.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: learning from feedback? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
35. 35.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) envying others (b) ignoring feedback (c) trying new strategies (d) avoiding challenges
36. 36.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “I can learn from her.” (b) “Drawing is silly.” (c) “She is just lucky.” (d) “I’ll never draw well.”
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up quickly (b) hiding your mistakes (c) practising hard skills (d) ignoring feedback
38. 38.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) giving up quickly (c) avoiding challenges (d) practising hard skills
39. 39.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You are a genius!” (b) “You were born smart.” (c) “It’s easy for you.” (d) “You worked so hard!”
40. 40.True or false: “envying others” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True

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