Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

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

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