Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 244 · 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: trying new strategies? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
2. 2.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “Feedback is an attack on me.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) enjoying challenges (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) trying new strategies (d) learning from feedback
5. 5.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: avoiding challenges? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
6. 6.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) smart is born (b) talent is fixed (c) skills grow with effort (d) effort is useless
7. 7.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) never (b) again (c) ever (d) yet
8. 8.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) enjoying challenges (b) learning from feedback (c) avoiding challenges (d) trying new strategies
9. 9.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: practising hard skills? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
11. 11.True or false: “I will ask for help and try again.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I practise, I will get better.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
13. 13.True or false: “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “ignoring feedback” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I’ll ask for help.” (b) “I will practise more.” (c) “I am not smart.” (d) “I need a new plan.”
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning from feedback (b) hiding your mistakes (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) envying others
17. 17.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) learning from feedback (b) praising effort (c) envying others (d) asking for help early
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising effort (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) hiding your mistakes (d) avoiding challenges
19. 19.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “avoiding challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) envying others (b) hiding your mistakes (c) learning from feedback (d) giving up quickly
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning from feedback (b) enjoying challenges (c) trying new strategies (d) ignoring feedback
23. 23.True or false: “Let me try a different way.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎨 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.”
25. 25.True or false: “I’ll never be good at drawing.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “Feedback is an attack on me.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) ignoring feedback (b) hiding your mistakes (c) praising effort (d) avoiding challenges
29. 29.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “She is just born talented.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
30. 30.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring feedback (b) envying others (c) trying new strategies (d) giving up quickly
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help early (b) trying new strategies (c) praising effort (d) hiding your mistakes
33. 33.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I am just not a maths person.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
35. 35.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
36. 36.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I will ask for help and try again.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
37. 37.True or false: “envying others” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “giving up quickly” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “giving up quickly” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) asking for help early (c) envying others (d) hiding your mistakes

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