Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

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

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