Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 239 · 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.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) skills grow with effort (b) effort is useless (c) talent is fixed (d) smart is born
2. 2.True or false: “She is just born talented.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
4. 4.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I need a new plan.” (b) “I’ll ask for help.” (c) “I will practise more.” (d) “I am not smart.”
5. 5.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning from feedback (b) envying others (c) trying new strategies (d) praising effort
7. 7.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “She is just born talented.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
9. 9.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) learning from feedback (b) enjoying challenges (c) ignoring feedback (d) trying new strategies
10. 10.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) learning from feedback (b) giving up quickly (c) praising effort (d) asking for help early
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying new strategies (b) hiding your mistakes (c) asking for help early (d) enjoying challenges
12. 12.True or false: “envying others” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “ignoring feedback” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) avoiding challenges (b) envying others (c) enjoying challenges (d) sticking to easy tasks
15. 15.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I practise, I will get better.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
16. 16.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I am just not a maths person.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
17. 17.🏅 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!”
18. 18.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I will ask for help and try again.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
19. 19.True or false: “praising effort” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “I will ask for help and try again.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) envying others (b) hiding your mistakes (c) trying new strategies (d) avoiding challenges
22. 22.True or false: “giving up quickly” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) avoiding challenges (c) learning from feedback (d) enjoying challenges
24. 24.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: avoiding challenges? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
25. 25.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “avoiding challenges” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “sticking to easy tasks” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising hard skills (b) giving up quickly (c) avoiding challenges (d) sticking to easy tasks
29. 29.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “Drawing is silly.” (b) “I’ll never draw well.” (c) “I can learn from her.” (d) “She is just lucky.”
30. 30.True or false: “ignoring feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying new strategies (b) practising hard skills (c) giving up quickly (d) enjoying challenges
33. 33.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: asking for help early? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
34. 34.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) learning from feedback (c) envying others (d) ignoring feedback
36. 36.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I only do what I’m already good at.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
37. 37.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) envying others (b) avoiding challenges (c) hiding your mistakes (d) praising effort
39. 39.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) praising effort (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) trying new strategies (d) learning from feedback
40. 40.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: trying new strategies? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit

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