Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 217 · 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 or fixed mindset habit: avoiding challenges? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
2. 2.True or false: “I only do what I’m already good at.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning from feedback (b) practising hard skills (c) praising effort (d) hiding your mistakes
4. 4.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) enjoying challenges (b) praising effort (c) learning from feedback (d) avoiding challenges
5. 5.🏅 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!”
6. 6.True or false: “practising hard skills” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
8. 8.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up quickly (b) envying others (c) avoiding challenges (d) enjoying challenges
10. 10.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “Drawing is silly.” (b) “I can learn from her.” (c) “She is just lucky.” (d) “I’ll never draw well.”
11. 11.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) effort is useless (b) skills grow with effort (c) talent is fixed (d) smart is born
13. 13.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: practising hard skills? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
14. 14.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) learning from feedback (b) trying new strategies (c) enjoying challenges (d) hiding your mistakes
15. 15.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Feedback is an attack on me.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
16. 16.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) envying others (b) avoiding challenges (c) giving up quickly (d) praising effort
17. 17.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying new strategies (b) giving up quickly (c) hiding your mistakes (d) ignoring feedback
19. 19.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) enjoying challenges (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) praising effort
20. 20.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) envying others (b) asking for help early (c) giving up quickly (d) ignoring feedback
21. 21.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) again (b) never (c) ever (d) yet
22. 22.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) avoiding challenges (c) learning from feedback (d) envying others
23. 23.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I’ll never be good at drawing.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) envying others (b) ignoring feedback (c) avoiding challenges (d) asking for help early
25. 25.True or false: “asking for help early” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: trying new strategies? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
27. 27.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) trying new strategies (c) hiding your mistakes (d) envying others
29. 29.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) enjoying challenges (b) giving up quickly (c) praising effort (d) asking for help early
30. 30.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I will practise more.” (b) “I need a new plan.” (c) “I’ll ask for help.” (d) “I am not smart.”
31. 31.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: hiding your mistakes? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
32. 32.True or false: “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “Feedback is an attack on me.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “I’ll never be good at drawing.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: learning from feedback? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
38. 38.True or false: “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) avoiding challenges (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) practising hard skills (d) envying others

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