Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 231 · 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 will practise more.” (b) “I am not smart.” (c) “I’ll ask for help.” (d) “I need a new plan.”
2. 2.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: practising hard skills? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
5. 5.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I practise, I will get better.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
6. 6.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) again (b) ever (c) never (d) yet
7. 7.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
8. 8.True or false: “giving up quickly” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) avoiding challenges (c) hiding your mistakes (d) learning from feedback
10. 10.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Let me try a different way.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
11. 11.True or false: “practising hard skills” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: learning from feedback? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) trying new strategies (c) asking for help early (d) sticking to easy tasks
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) envying others (b) ignoring feedback (c) avoiding challenges (d) practising hard skills
15. 15.True or false: “I’ll never be good at drawing.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: sticking to easy tasks? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
17. 17.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
18. 18.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) learning from feedback (b) giving up quickly (c) enjoying challenges (d) praising effort
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) envying others (b) avoiding challenges (c) ignoring feedback (d) asking for help early
21. 21.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “I’ll never draw well.” (b) “Drawing is silly.” (c) “She is just lucky.” (d) “I can learn from her.”
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising hard skills (b) asking for help early (c) trying new strategies (d) ignoring feedback
23. 23.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “She is just born talented.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
24. 24.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) learning from feedback (b) praising effort (c) asking for help early (d) avoiding challenges
25. 25.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) ignoring feedback (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) trying new strategies (d) hiding your mistakes
26. 26.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) effort is useless (b) talent is fixed (c) skills grow with effort (d) smart is born
27. 27.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: avoiding challenges? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
29. 29.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: trying new strategies? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) envying others (b) enjoying challenges (c) avoiding challenges (d) giving up quickly
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying new strategies (b) giving up quickly (c) learning from feedback (d) praising effort
32. 32.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
33. 33.True or false: “sticking to easy tasks” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) enjoying challenges (b) trying new strategies (c) practising hard skills (d) hiding your mistakes
35. 35.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Hard work helps me improve.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
36. 36.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “sticking to easy tasks” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning from feedback (b) praising effort (c) practising hard skills (d) avoiding challenges
40. 40.True or false: “ignoring feedback” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True

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