Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 263 · 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: “hiding your mistakes” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “She is just lucky.” (b) “Drawing is silly.” (c) “I can learn from her.” (d) “I’ll never draw well.”
3. 3.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I practise, I will get better.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
4. 4.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I am just not a maths person.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
5. 5.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) giving up quickly (c) trying new strategies (d) envying others
6. 6.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) ignoring feedback (c) giving up quickly (d) praising effort
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising hard skills (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) ignoring feedback (d) envying others
9. 9.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: learning from feedback? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
10. 10.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) giving up quickly (c) enjoying challenges (d) envying others
12. 12.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) yet (b) again (c) ever (d) never
13. 13.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: avoiding challenges? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
14. 14.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) avoiding challenges (b) envying others (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) asking for help early
15. 15.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I only do what I’m already good at.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up quickly (b) trying new strategies (c) ignoring feedback (d) sticking to easy tasks
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) envying others (b) giving up quickly (c) ignoring feedback (d) learning from feedback
18. 18.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You worked so hard!” (b) “You are a genius!” (c) “It’s easy for you.” (d) “You were born smart.”
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising hard skills (b) giving up quickly (c) learning from feedback (d) trying new strategies
20. 20.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
22. 22.True or false: “Hard work helps me improve.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
24. 24.True or false: “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “I only do what I’m already good at.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I am not smart.” (b) “I will practise more.” (c) “I need a new plan.” (d) “I’ll ask for help.”
27. 27.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Let me try a different way.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
28. 28.True or false: “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
30. 30.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) skills grow with effort (b) talent is fixed (c) smart is born (d) effort is useless
31. 31.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) avoiding challenges (b) enjoying challenges (c) learning from feedback (d) praising effort
32. 32.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: asking for help early? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
33. 33.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Feedback is an attack on me.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
35. 35.True or false: “sticking to easy tasks” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring feedback (b) hiding your mistakes (c) giving up quickly (d) enjoying challenges
37. 37.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) ignoring feedback (b) giving up quickly (c) learning from feedback (d) sticking to easy tasks
38. 38.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I’ll never be good at drawing.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
40. 40.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) asking for help early (b) trying new strategies (c) hiding your mistakes (d) praising effort

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