Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 189 · 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: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You are a genius!” (b) “It’s easy for you.” (c) “You worked so hard!” (d) “You were born smart.”
3. 3.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Hard work helps me improve.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
4. 4.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: hiding your mistakes? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring feedback (b) avoiding challenges (c) practising hard skills (d) sticking to easy tasks
6. 6.True or false: “She is just born talented.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “sticking to easy tasks” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: learning from feedback? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
9. 9.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: giving up quickly? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
10. 10.True or false: “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) avoiding challenges (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) giving up quickly (d) practising hard skills
12. 12.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) giving up quickly (b) avoiding challenges (c) praising effort (d) ignoring feedback
13. 13.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Let me try a different way.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
14. 14.True or false: “avoiding challenges” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “Drawing is silly.” (b) “I’ll never draw well.” (c) “I can learn from her.” (d) “She is just lucky.”
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) envying others (b) ignoring feedback (c) enjoying challenges (d) avoiding challenges
17. 17.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
18. 18.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
19. 19.True or false: “I’ll never be good at drawing.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “praising effort” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I only do what I’m already good at.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
22. 22.True or false: “practising hard skills” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
24. 24.True or false: “Let me try a different way.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “She is just born talented.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) learning from feedback (b) asking for help early (c) praising effort (d) sticking to easy tasks
28. 28.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: enjoying challenges? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
29. 29.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) praising effort (b) trying new strategies (c) envying others (d) learning from feedback
30. 30.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) never (b) ever (c) again (d) yet
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising effort (b) enjoying challenges (c) learning from feedback (d) sticking to easy tasks
32. 32.True or false: “sticking to easy tasks” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) enjoying challenges (c) ignoring feedback (d) sticking to easy tasks
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) asking for help early (c) envying others (d) ignoring feedback
35. 35.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) talent is fixed (b) effort is useless (c) smart is born (d) skills grow with effort
36. 36.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: envying others? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
37. 37.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising effort (b) trying new strategies (c) asking for help early (d) ignoring feedback
40. 40.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Feedback is an attack on me.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset

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