Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 255 · 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.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) ignoring feedback (b) practising hard skills (c) learning from feedback (d) enjoying challenges
2. 2.True or false: “I only do what I’m already good at.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “I only do what I’m already good at.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising effort (b) hiding your mistakes (c) giving up quickly (d) sticking to easy tasks
6. 6.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) skills grow with effort (b) smart is born (c) effort is useless (d) talent is fixed
7. 7.True or false: “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “I’ll never be good at drawing.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) ignoring feedback (c) giving up quickly (d) enjoying challenges
10. 10.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
11. 11.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I will ask for help and try again.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
12. 12.True or false: “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: envying others? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
15. 15.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
16. 16.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I only do what I’m already good at.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
17. 17.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
18. 18.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
19. 19.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) again (b) never (c) yet (d) ever
20. 20.True or false: “ignoring feedback” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) learning from feedback (b) praising effort (c) avoiding challenges (d) enjoying challenges
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) asking for help early (c) ignoring feedback (d) envying others
23. 23.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I’ll never be good at drawing.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
24. 24.True or false: “Feedback is an attack on me.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “giving up quickly” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) hiding your mistakes (c) envying others (d) trying new strategies
27. 27.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: sticking to easy tasks? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
28. 28.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You worked so hard!” (b) “You are a genius!” (c) “You were born smart.” (d) “It’s easy for you.”
29. 29.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: praising effort? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
30. 30.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I need a new plan.” (b) “I am not smart.” (c) “I will practise more.” (d) “I’ll ask for help.”
31. 31.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: ignoring feedback? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
32. 32.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) envying others (b) ignoring feedback (c) avoiding challenges (d) asking for help early
33. 33.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “Drawing is silly.” (b) “She is just lucky.” (c) “I’ll never draw well.” (d) “I can learn from her.”
34. 34.True or false: “avoiding challenges” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: trying new strategies? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
38. 38.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: giving up quickly? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help early (b) learning from feedback (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) trying new strategies
40. 40.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False

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