Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 168 · 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) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up quickly (b) ignoring feedback (c) hiding your mistakes (d) trying new strategies
3. 3.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I am not smart.” (b) “I need a new plan.” (c) “I’ll ask for help.” (d) “I will practise more.”
4. 4.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “She is just born talented.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
5. 5.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: asking for help early? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
6. 6.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a fixed mindset. (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.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “Let me try a different way.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: enjoying challenges? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
11. 11.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) never (b) yet (c) again (d) ever
12. 12.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I am just not a maths person.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help early (b) giving up quickly (c) envying others (d) sticking to easy tasks
15. 15.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) giving up quickly (b) envying others (c) learning from feedback (d) sticking to easy tasks
16. 16.True or false: “ignoring feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “praising effort” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “avoiding challenges” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) giving up quickly (b) trying new strategies (c) avoiding challenges (d) ignoring feedback
20. 20.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) smart is born (b) talent is fixed (c) effort is useless (d) skills grow with effort
21. 21.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
22. 22.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I only do what I’m already good at.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
23. 23.True or false: “sticking to easy tasks” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) enjoying challenges (c) avoiding challenges (d) envying others
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning from feedback (b) enjoying challenges (c) practising hard skills (d) ignoring feedback
26. 26.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Hard work helps me improve.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
28. 28.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
29. 29.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) practising hard skills (c) giving up quickly (d) praising effort
30. 30.🏅 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.”
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) avoiding challenges (b) learning from feedback (c) practising hard skills (d) trying new strategies
32. 32.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “sticking to easy tasks” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “Hard work helps me improve.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: learning from feedback? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help early (b) giving up quickly (c) praising effort (d) practising hard skills
37. 37.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
38. 38.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: trying new strategies? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
39. 39.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I’ll never be good at drawing.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset

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