Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

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

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