Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 247 · 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: “giving up quickly” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) learning from feedback (b) avoiding challenges (c) practising hard skills (d) trying new strategies
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning from feedback (b) praising effort (c) asking for help early (d) hiding your mistakes
4. 4.True or false: “I only do what I’m already good at.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “praising effort” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
7. 7.True or false: “Feedback is an attack on me.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I am just not a maths person.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
9. 9.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) envying others (b) trying new strategies (c) practising hard skills (d) praising effort
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up quickly (b) hiding your mistakes (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) practising hard skills
12. 12.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: asking for help early? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
13. 13.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) envying others (b) hiding your mistakes (c) asking for help early (d) avoiding challenges
14. 14.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Feedback is an attack on me.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
16. 16.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) avoiding challenges (c) learning from feedback (d) ignoring feedback
17. 17.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: enjoying challenges? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
18. 18.True or false: “giving up quickly” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) enjoying challenges (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) asking for help early (d) trying new strategies
20. 20.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) ever (b) never (c) yet (d) again
21. 21.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) skills grow with effort (b) smart is born (c) effort is useless (d) talent is fixed
22. 22.True or false: “Let me try a different way.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up quickly (b) avoiding challenges (c) ignoring feedback (d) trying new strategies
24. 24.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: ignoring feedback? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
25. 25.True or false: “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “I’ll never draw well.” (b) “Drawing is silly.” (c) “I can learn from her.” (d) “She is just lucky.”
27. 27.📉 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.”
28. 28.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: giving up quickly? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
30. 30.True or false: “sticking to easy tasks” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “asking for help early” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help early (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) hiding your mistakes (d) ignoring feedback
33. 33.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) practising hard skills (b) trying new strategies (c) ignoring feedback (d) asking for help early
34. 34.True or false: “She is just born talented.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: envying others? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring feedback (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) avoiding challenges (d) praising effort
37. 37.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) avoiding challenges (b) ignoring feedback (c) hiding your mistakes (d) praising effort
39. 39.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) enjoying challenges (c) practising hard skills (d) giving up quickly
40. 40.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True

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