Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 219 · 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: praising effort? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
2. 2.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Feedback is an attack on me.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
3. 3.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: giving up quickly? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
4. 4.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
5. 5.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) giving up quickly (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) ignoring feedback (d) enjoying challenges
6. 6.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) ever (b) again (c) never (d) yet
7. 7.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: trying new strategies? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
8. 8.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) practising hard skills (c) trying new strategies (d) asking for help early
9. 9.True or false: “Feedback is an attack on me.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) ignoring feedback (b) avoiding challenges (c) praising effort (d) giving up quickly
11. 11.True or false: “envying others” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: ignoring feedback? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying new strategies (b) enjoying challenges (c) giving up quickly (d) asking for help early
14. 14.True or false: “Feedback is an attack on me.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “It’s easy for you.” (b) “You are a genius!” (c) “You worked so hard!” (d) “You were born smart.”
16. 16.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) avoiding challenges (b) trying new strategies (c) envying others (d) ignoring feedback
17. 17.True or false: “ignoring feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) praising effort (b) asking for help early (c) practising hard skills (d) sticking to easy tasks
19. 19.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
21. 21.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: hiding your mistakes? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
23. 23.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: asking for help early? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
24. 24.True or false: “asking for help early” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “She is just born talented.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying new strategies (b) avoiding challenges (c) giving up quickly (d) hiding your mistakes
27. 27.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) learning from feedback (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) envying others (d) giving up quickly
28. 28.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) effort is useless (b) skills grow with effort (c) talent is fixed (d) smart is born
29. 29.True or false: “I will ask for help and try again.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) giving up quickly (b) trying new strategies (c) enjoying challenges (d) practising hard skills
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying new strategies (b) asking for help early (c) hiding your mistakes (d) learning from feedback
32. 32.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying new strategies (b) enjoying challenges (c) practising hard skills (d) envying others
34. 34.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “She is just lucky.” (b) “Drawing is silly.” (c) “I’ll never draw well.” (d) “I can learn from her.”
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) asking for help early (c) envying others (d) giving up quickly
36. 36.True or false: “I only do what I’m already good at.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I am just not a maths person.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
38. 38.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: avoiding challenges? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
39. 39.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Let me try a different way.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
40. 40.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False

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