Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

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

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