Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

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

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