Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 174 · 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? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
2. 2.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I practise, I will get better.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
3. 3.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) never (b) yet (c) ever (d) again
4. 4.True or false: “giving up quickly” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I will practise more.” (b) “I am not smart.” (c) “I’ll ask for help.” (d) “I need a new plan.”
6. 6.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) giving up quickly (b) envying others (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) trying new strategies
7. 7.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: praising effort? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
9. 9.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I’ll never be good at drawing.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
10. 10.True or false: “learning from feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Feedback is an attack on me.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
12. 12.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: ignoring feedback? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
13. 13.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Let me try a different way.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
14. 14.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “asking for help early” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You were born smart.” (b) “You are a genius!” (c) “It’s easy for you.” (d) “You worked so hard!”
18. 18.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying new strategies (b) praising effort (c) learning from feedback (d) giving up quickly
20. 20.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “Feedback is an attack on me.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “Let me try a different way.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: giving up quickly? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
24. 24.True or false: “She is just born talented.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
26. 26.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “She is just lucky.” (b) “Drawing is silly.” (c) “I’ll never draw well.” (d) “I can learn from her.”
27. 27.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
29. 29.True or false: “ignoring feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: learning from feedback? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
31. 31.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “ignoring feedback” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: enjoying challenges? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up quickly (b) hiding your mistakes (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) enjoying challenges
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) avoiding challenges (b) hiding your mistakes (c) praising effort (d) giving up quickly
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying new strategies (b) hiding your mistakes (c) enjoying challenges (d) learning from feedback
37. 37.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “She is just born talented.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “asking for help early” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: sticking to easy tasks? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit

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