Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 185 · 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.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I only do what I’m already good at.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
3. 3.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) enjoying challenges (b) praising effort (c) trying new strategies (d) giving up quickly
4. 4.True or false: “She is just born talented.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I need a new plan.” (b) “I will practise more.” (c) “I am not smart.” (d) “I’ll ask for help.”
6. 6.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Let me try a different way.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
7. 7.🏅 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!”
8. 8.True or false: “praising effort” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning from feedback (b) giving up quickly (c) ignoring feedback (d) envying others
10. 10.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
11. 11.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: envying others? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
12. 12.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “I’ll never draw well.” (b) “I can learn from her.” (c) “Drawing is silly.” (d) “She is just lucky.”
13. 13.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I will ask for help and try again.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
14. 14.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “She is just born talented.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
15. 15.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
16. 16.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: ignoring feedback? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
17. 17.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) practising hard skills (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) enjoying challenges (d) trying new strategies
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring feedback (b) envying others (c) asking for help early (d) giving up quickly
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring feedback (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) giving up quickly (d) trying new strategies
21. 21.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) effort is useless (b) smart is born (c) skills grow with effort (d) talent is fixed
22. 22.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: trying new strategies? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
23. 23.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I’ll never be good at drawing.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
24. 24.True or false: “sticking to easy tasks” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising hard skills (b) enjoying challenges (c) avoiding challenges (d) asking for help early
26. 26.True or false: “Hard work helps me improve.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
28. 28.True or false: “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) envying others (b) hiding your mistakes (c) avoiding challenges (d) practising hard skills
31. 31.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I am just not a maths person.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
32. 32.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) envying others (b) avoiding challenges (c) giving up quickly (d) praising effort
33. 33.True or false: “I’ll never be good at drawing.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: praising effort? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
36. 36.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: enjoying challenges? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
37. 37.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising hard skills (b) envying others (c) trying new strategies (d) praising effort
40. 40.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) yet (b) never (c) ever (d) again

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