Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 180 · 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.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) skills grow with effort (b) smart is born (c) talent is fixed (d) effort is useless
3. 3.True or false: “I’ll never be good at drawing.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
5. 5.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) ignoring feedback (b) learning from feedback (c) enjoying challenges (d) trying new strategies
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising effort (b) enjoying challenges (c) giving up quickly (d) practising hard skills
8. 8.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: hiding your mistakes? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
9. 9.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: avoiding challenges? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising effort (b) asking for help early (c) trying new strategies (d) envying others
11. 11.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) learning from feedback (b) praising effort (c) giving up quickly (d) enjoying challenges
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) enjoying challenges (c) giving up quickly (d) ignoring feedback
13. 13.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: sticking to easy tasks? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
14. 14.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “She is just born talented.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
16. 16.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I am just not a maths person.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
18. 18.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Hard work helps me improve.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
19. 19.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: trying new strategies? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
20. 20.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “sticking to easy tasks” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) envying others (c) giving up quickly (d) practising hard skills
24. 24.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: envying others? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
25. 25.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
26. 26.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: asking for help early? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
28. 28.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) never (b) ever (c) yet (d) again
29. 29.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I’ll ask for help.” (b) “I am not smart.” (c) “I will practise more.” (d) “I need a new plan.”
30. 30.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Let me try a different way.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying new strategies (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) ignoring feedback (d) envying others
32. 32.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “I will ask for help and try again.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “I only do what I’m already good at.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) praising effort (c) learning from feedback (d) hiding your mistakes
36. 36.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I practise, I will get better.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
37. 37.True or false: “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Feedback is an attack on me.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
39. 39.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I will ask for help and try again.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset

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