Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 225 · 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: “Feedback is an attack on me.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) praising effort (b) trying new strategies (c) giving up quickly (d) learning from feedback
3. 3.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) yet (b) ever (c) never (d) again
4. 4.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “I only do what I’m already good at.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “envying others” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) giving up quickly (c) envying others (d) practising hard skills
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising effort (b) giving up quickly (c) trying new strategies (d) enjoying challenges
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) hiding your mistakes (c) envying others (d) trying new strategies
11. 11.True or false: “Feedback is an attack on me.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) enjoying challenges (b) hiding your mistakes (c) praising effort (d) learning from feedback
14. 14.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “sticking to easy tasks” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: learning from feedback? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
17. 17.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: hiding your mistakes? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
18. 18.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: practising hard skills? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
19. 19.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) giving up quickly (b) trying new strategies (c) hiding your mistakes (d) envying others
20. 20.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: trying new strategies? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
21. 21.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You were born smart.” (b) “It’s easy for you.” (c) “You worked so hard!” (d) “You are a genius!”
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) avoiding challenges (c) envying others (d) praising effort
23. 23.True or false: “avoiding challenges” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
25. 25.True or false: “asking for help early” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) avoiding challenges (b) trying new strategies (c) asking for help early (d) learning from feedback
27. 27.True or false: “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: asking for help early? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
29. 29.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) learning from feedback (b) enjoying challenges (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) practising hard skills
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up quickly (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) learning from feedback (d) avoiding challenges
31. 31.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: avoiding challenges? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning from feedback (b) practising hard skills (c) praising effort (d) sticking to easy tasks
33. 33.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) hiding your mistakes (c) trying new strategies (d) practising hard skills
35. 35.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “I’ll never draw well.” (b) “I can learn from her.” (c) “She is just lucky.” (d) “Drawing is silly.”
37. 37.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I practise, I will get better.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
38. 38.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) practising hard skills (b) ignoring feedback (c) praising effort (d) asking for help early
39. 39.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) enjoying challenges (b) envying others (c) learning from feedback (d) asking for help early
40. 40.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) learning from feedback (b) ignoring feedback (c) avoiding challenges (d) giving up quickly

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