Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 176 · 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? “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” (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) True (b) False
3. 3.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) never (b) again (c) yet (d) ever
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning from feedback (b) ignoring feedback (c) avoiding challenges (d) hiding your mistakes
5. 5.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “asking for help early” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) learning from feedback (c) enjoying challenges (d) trying new strategies
8. 8.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “envying others” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising effort (b) practising hard skills (c) giving up quickly (d) trying new strategies
11. 11.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
12. 12.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I only do what I’m already good at.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) envying others (b) avoiding challenges (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) trying new strategies
14. 14.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
16. 16.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: ignoring feedback? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
17. 17.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) praising effort (b) enjoying challenges (c) giving up quickly (d) asking for help early
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying new strategies (b) hiding your mistakes (c) practising hard skills (d) enjoying challenges
19. 19.True or false: “praising effort” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I practise, I will get better.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
21. 21.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “It’s easy for you.” (b) “You are a genius!” (c) “You were born smart.” (d) “You worked so hard!”
22. 22.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “Feedback is an attack on me.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) giving up quickly (c) praising effort (d) avoiding challenges
25. 25.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I am just not a maths person.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
26. 26.📉 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.”
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying new strategies (b) asking for help early (c) ignoring feedback (d) enjoying challenges
28. 28.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: avoiding challenges? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
29. 29.True or false: “Hard work helps me improve.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising hard skills (b) avoiding challenges (c) praising effort (d) asking for help early
31. 31.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: trying new strategies? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
32. 32.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “praising effort” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I will ask for help and try again.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
35. 35.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “I’ll never draw well.” (b) “Drawing is silly.” (c) “She is just lucky.” (d) “I can learn from her.”
36. 36.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Feedback is an attack on me.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
37. 37.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: asking for help early? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
38. 38.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) giving up quickly (b) hiding your mistakes (c) ignoring feedback (d) trying new strategies
39. 39.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Let me try a different way.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
40. 40.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “She is just born talented.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset

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