Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 172 · 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? “I will ask for help and try again.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
2. 2.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: asking for help early? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) envying others (b) practising hard skills (c) giving up quickly (d) hiding your mistakes
4. 4.True or false: “Hard work helps me improve.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
6. 6.True or false: “praising effort” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) hiding your mistakes (c) trying new strategies (d) envying others
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) praising effort (c) practising hard skills (d) hiding your mistakes
9. 9.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I’ll never be good at drawing.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
10. 10.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) smart is born (b) effort is useless (c) skills grow with effort (d) talent is fixed
11. 11.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) practising hard skills (c) asking for help early (d) avoiding challenges
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying new strategies (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) learning from feedback (d) asking for help early
14. 14.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: learning from feedback? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
15. 15.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) yet (b) again (c) ever (d) never
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up quickly (b) enjoying challenges (c) trying new strategies (d) praising effort
17. 17.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You were born smart.” (b) “You are a genius!” (c) “You worked so hard!” (d) “It’s easy for you.”
18. 18.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I need a new plan.” (b) “I am not smart.” (c) “I’ll ask for help.” (d) “I will practise more.”
19. 19.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) asking for help early (b) enjoying challenges (c) learning from feedback (d) hiding your mistakes
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help early (b) praising effort (c) trying new strategies (d) envying others
21. 21.True or false: “I’ll never be good at drawing.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: hiding your mistakes? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
23. 23.True or false: “sticking to easy tasks” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) giving up quickly (c) enjoying challenges (d) hiding your mistakes
27. 27.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) giving up quickly (b) ignoring feedback (c) avoiding challenges (d) learning from feedback
28. 28.True or false: “She is just born talented.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “I only do what I’m already good at.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “Feedback is an attack on me.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: enjoying challenges? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
32. 32.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
33. 33.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I am just not a maths person.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) avoiding challenges (b) enjoying challenges (c) envying others (d) ignoring feedback
35. 35.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: avoiding challenges? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
36. 36.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: giving up quickly? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
37. 37.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “Drawing is silly.” (b) “She is just lucky.” (c) “I can learn from her.” (d) “I’ll never draw well.”
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying new strategies (b) ignoring feedback (c) praising effort (d) practising hard skills
39. 39.True or false: “giving up quickly” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Feedback is an attack on me.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True

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