Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 261 · 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) trying new strategies (b) learning from feedback (c) avoiding challenges (d) asking for help early
2. 2.True or false: “avoiding challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I’ll never be good at drawing.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
5. 5.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) avoiding challenges (b) hiding your mistakes (c) praising effort (d) ignoring feedback
6. 6.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: learning from feedback? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
7. 7.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) envying others (b) avoiding challenges (c) hiding your mistakes (d) trying new strategies
8. 8.True or false: “Feedback is an attack on me.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
10. 10.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) ignoring feedback (b) envying others (c) asking for help early (d) hiding your mistakes
11. 11.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Hard work helps me improve.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
13. 13.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “She is just born talented.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
14. 14.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
15. 15.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) never (b) again (c) yet (d) ever
16. 16.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) effort is useless (b) talent is fixed (c) skills grow with effort (d) smart is born
17. 17.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Let me try a different way.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
18. 18.True or false: “envying others” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🏅 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!”
20. 20.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I will ask for help and try again.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) avoiding challenges (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) hiding your mistakes (d) practising hard skills
22. 22.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I practise, I will get better.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
23. 23.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “sticking to easy tasks” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎨 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.”
26. 26.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up quickly (b) asking for help early (c) avoiding challenges (d) sticking to easy tasks
28. 28.True or false: “I’ll never be good at drawing.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) practising hard skills (c) praising effort (d) enjoying challenges
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising effort (b) enjoying challenges (c) trying new strategies (d) ignoring feedback
31. 31.True or false: “ignoring feedback” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “practising hard skills” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) ignoring feedback (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) enjoying challenges (d) avoiding challenges
34. 34.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I will practise more.” (b) “I need a new plan.” (c) “I am not smart.” (d) “I’ll ask for help.”
35. 35.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) learning from feedback (b) trying new strategies (c) enjoying challenges (d) ignoring feedback
36. 36.True or false: “avoiding challenges” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I only do what I’m already good at.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
39. 39.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: trying new strategies? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
40. 40.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True

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