Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 264 · 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) avoiding challenges (b) learning from feedback (c) praising effort (d) trying new strategies
2. 2.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
3. 3.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: asking for help early? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
5. 5.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I only do what I’m already good at.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
6. 6.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: practising hard skills? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
7. 7.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) never (b) ever (c) again (d) yet
8. 8.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I’ll ask for help.” (b) “I will practise more.” (c) “I need a new plan.” (d) “I am not smart.”
9. 9.True or false: “I only do what I’m already good at.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) hiding your mistakes (c) practising hard skills (d) learning from feedback
11. 11.True or false: “praising effort” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying new strategies (b) avoiding challenges (c) enjoying challenges (d) learning from feedback
13. 13.True or false: “giving up quickly” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up quickly (b) enjoying challenges (c) envying others (d) hiding your mistakes
15. 15.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “She is just born talented.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
16. 16.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: learning from feedback? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
17. 17.🎨 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.”
18. 18.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) asking for help early (b) hiding your mistakes (c) ignoring feedback (d) sticking to easy tasks
19. 19.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) envying others (b) giving up quickly (c) ignoring feedback (d) trying new strategies
21. 21.True or false: “Let me try a different way.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: giving up quickly? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
23. 23.True or false: “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “asking for help early” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “She is just born talented.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “asking for help early” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) praising effort (b) avoiding challenges (c) ignoring feedback (d) hiding your mistakes
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising effort (b) ignoring feedback (c) avoiding challenges (d) envying others
30. 30.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Hard work helps me improve.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
31. 31.True or false: “I will ask for help and try again.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “She is just born talented.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring feedback (b) giving up quickly (c) learning from feedback (d) avoiding challenges
35. 35.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I’ll never be good at drawing.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
36. 36.True or false: “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Feedback is an attack on me.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
38. 38.True or false: “Feedback is an attack on me.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) talent is fixed (b) smart is born (c) skills grow with effort (d) effort is useless

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