Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 213 · 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.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “I’ll never draw well.” (b) “Drawing is silly.” (c) “I can learn from her.” (d) “She is just lucky.”
2. 2.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I practise, I will get better.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
3. 3.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “She is just born talented.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
4. 4.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) learning from feedback (c) giving up quickly (d) envying others
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising hard skills (b) envying others (c) asking for help early (d) learning from feedback
6. 6.True or false: “envying others” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) talent is fixed (b) skills grow with effort (c) smart is born (d) effort is useless
8. 8.True or false: “Let me try a different way.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) again (b) yet (c) never (d) ever
10. 10.True or false: “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “It’s easy for you.” (b) “You are a genius!” (c) “You were born smart.” (d) “You worked so hard!”
12. 12.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: avoiding challenges? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
13. 13.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
14. 14.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) hiding your mistakes (c) asking for help early (d) envying others
15. 15.True or false: “sticking to easy tasks” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) giving up quickly (b) avoiding challenges (c) hiding your mistakes (d) trying new strategies
17. 17.True or false: “I will ask for help and try again.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “I’ll never be good at drawing.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “practising hard skills” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: learning from feedback? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
21. 21.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I will ask for help and try again.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) envying others (b) giving up quickly (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) trying new strategies
24. 24.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I am just not a maths person.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
25. 25.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: hiding your mistakes? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
26. 26.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
27. 27.True or false: “asking for help early” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: enjoying challenges? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
30. 30.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I am not smart.” (b) “I’ll ask for help.” (c) “I need a new plan.” (d) “I will practise more.”
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) asking for help early (c) learning from feedback (d) ignoring feedback
32. 32.True or false: “learning from feedback” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: trying new strategies? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
34. 34.True or false: “Let me try a different way.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: ignoring feedback? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
36. 36.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning from feedback (b) praising effort (c) avoiding challenges (d) practising hard skills
38. 38.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
39. 39.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help early (b) giving up quickly (c) avoiding challenges (d) ignoring feedback

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