Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 198 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) envying others (b) practising hard skills (c) ignoring feedback (d) giving up quickly
2. 2.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I only do what I’m already good at.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
3. 3.True or false: “avoiding challenges” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising hard skills (b) praising effort (c) enjoying challenges (d) sticking to easy tasks
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring feedback (b) practising hard skills (c) trying new strategies (d) enjoying challenges
6. 6.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “Drawing is silly.” (b) “I can learn from her.” (c) “I’ll never draw well.” (d) “She is just lucky.”
7. 7.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Hard work helps me improve.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
8. 8.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: envying others? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
9. 9.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I am just not a maths person.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
11. 11.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) enjoying challenges (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) learning from feedback (d) practising hard skills
12. 12.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
13. 13.True or false: “I’ll never be good at drawing.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: ignoring feedback? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
15. 15.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) effort is useless (b) smart is born (c) skills grow with effort (d) talent is fixed
16. 16.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I’ll never be good at drawing.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising effort (b) avoiding challenges (c) envying others (d) giving up quickly
18. 18.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
19. 19.True or false: “Let me try a different way.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring feedback (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) hiding your mistakes (d) asking for help early
23. 23.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: asking for help early? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
24. 24.True or false: “giving up quickly” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) enjoying challenges (b) praising effort (c) practising hard skills (d) avoiding challenges
26. 26.True or false: “asking for help early” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “envying others” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You are a genius!” (b) “You were born smart.” (c) “It’s easy for you.” (d) “You worked so hard!”
29. 29.True or false: “I only do what I’m already good at.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Feedback is an attack on me.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “praising effort” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: hiding your mistakes? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) avoiding challenges (b) learning from feedback (c) enjoying challenges (d) asking for help early
34. 34.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: practising hard skills? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
35. 35.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) praising effort (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) hiding your mistakes (d) avoiding challenges
36. 36.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) yet (b) ever (c) never (d) again
38. 38.True or false: “She is just born talented.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Let me try a different way.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring feedback (b) envying others (c) trying new strategies (d) giving up quickly

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