Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 184 · 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? “Let me try a different way.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
2. 2.📉 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.”
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning from feedback (b) envying others (c) hiding your mistakes (d) ignoring feedback
4. 4.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising effort (b) enjoying challenges (c) learning from feedback (d) hiding your mistakes
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) asking for help early (c) avoiding challenges (d) praising effort
7. 7.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: learning from feedback? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
8. 8.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “I’ll never draw well.” (b) “She is just lucky.” (c) “I can learn from her.” (d) “Drawing is silly.”
10. 10.True or false: “practising hard skills” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “learning from feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
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) True (b) False
16. 16.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: enjoying challenges? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
17. 17.True or false: “sticking to easy tasks” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: avoiding challenges? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
19. 19.True or false: “avoiding challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) enjoying challenges (c) asking for help early (d) praising effort
21. 21.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: praising effort? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
22. 22.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: sticking to easy tasks? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
23. 23.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “I only do what I’m already good at.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring feedback (b) praising effort (c) practising hard skills (d) enjoying challenges
28. 28.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) yet (b) ever (c) never (d) again
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) avoiding challenges (b) enjoying challenges (c) giving up quickly (d) ignoring feedback
30. 30.True or false: “praising effort” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: trying new strategies? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
32. 32.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) practising hard skills (c) learning from feedback (d) envying others
33. 33.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: giving up quickly? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
35. 35.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “I will ask for help and try again.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) ignoring feedback (c) practising hard skills (d) avoiding challenges
38. 38.True or false: “learning from feedback” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “She is just born talented.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False

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