Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 220 · 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.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I’ll ask for help.” (b) “I am not smart.” (c) “I will practise more.” (d) “I need a new plan.”
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) envying others (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) hiding your mistakes (d) enjoying challenges
3. 3.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring feedback (b) trying new strategies (c) asking for help early (d) praising effort
5. 5.True or false: “I only do what I’m already good at.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: enjoying challenges? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
7. 7.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) learning from feedback (b) envying others (c) trying new strategies (d) asking for help early
8. 8.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
9. 9.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Feedback is an attack on me.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
10. 10.True or false: “learning from feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I practise, I will get better.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
12. 12.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) never (b) again (c) yet (d) ever
13. 13.🎨 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.”
14. 14.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
15. 15.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Hard work helps me improve.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
16. 16.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) skills grow with effort (b) talent is fixed (c) effort is useless (d) smart is born
17. 17.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: avoiding challenges? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
18. 18.True or false: “envying others” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You are a genius!” (b) “It’s easy for you.” (c) “You were born smart.” (d) “You worked so hard!”
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) enjoying challenges (c) asking for help early (d) trying new strategies
21. 21.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
22. 22.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I am just not a maths person.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
24. 24.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) asking for help early (c) trying new strategies (d) praising effort
26. 26.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “She is just born talented.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
27. 27.True or false: “She is just born talented.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: praising effort? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
30. 30.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I’ll never be good at drawing.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning from feedback (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) avoiding challenges (d) giving up quickly
32. 32.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) ignoring feedback (c) praising effort (d) giving up quickly
34. 34.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “Let me try a different way.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) giving up quickly (c) enjoying challenges (d) praising effort
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help early (b) avoiding challenges (c) giving up quickly (d) sticking to easy tasks
38. 38.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) ignoring feedback (c) hiding your mistakes (d) praising effort
39. 39.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) ignoring feedback (b) asking for help early (c) enjoying challenges (d) trying new strategies
40. 40.True or false: “Hard work helps me improve.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False

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