Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 178 · 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 can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
2. 2.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
3. 3.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Hard work helps me improve.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
5. 5.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) ignoring feedback (b) giving up quickly (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) practising hard skills
6. 6.True or false: “Feedback is an attack on me.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “avoiding challenges” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: giving up quickly? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
9. 9.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I am not smart.” (b) “I’ll ask for help.” (c) “I will practise more.” (d) “I need a new plan.”
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) hiding your mistakes (d) giving up quickly
11. 11.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: learning from feedback? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
12. 12.True or false: “She is just born talented.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Feedback is an attack on me.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
15. 15.True or false: “I only do what I’m already good at.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying new strategies (b) learning from feedback (c) practising hard skills (d) giving up quickly
17. 17.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🏅 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!”
19. 19.True or false: “I will ask for help and try again.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “She is just lucky.” (b) “I’ll never draw well.” (c) “I can learn from her.” (d) “Drawing is silly.”
21. 21.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) enjoying challenges (b) asking for help early (c) giving up quickly (d) praising effort
22. 22.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) never (b) ever (c) again (d) yet
23. 23.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) asking for help early (b) enjoying challenges (c) ignoring feedback (d) praising effort
24. 24.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) ignoring feedback (b) giving up quickly (c) hiding your mistakes (d) trying new strategies
25. 25.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) skills grow with effort (b) smart is born (c) talent is fixed (d) effort is useless
27. 27.True or false: “asking for help early” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “ignoring feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “Feedback is an attack on me.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) learning from feedback (c) trying new strategies (d) praising effort
31. 31.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: envying others? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
32. 32.True or false: “I’ll never be good at drawing.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I’ll never be good at drawing.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
34. 34.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I am just not a maths person.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
35. 35.True or false: “giving up quickly” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: ignoring feedback? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
37. 37.True or false: “envying others” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) envying others (b) hiding your mistakes (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) enjoying challenges
39. 39.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning from feedback (b) hiding your mistakes (c) envying others (d) avoiding challenges

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