Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 267 · 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: “giving up quickly” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “I’ll never draw well.” (b) “Drawing is silly.” (c) “I can learn from her.” (d) “She is just lucky.”
3. 3.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) envying others (c) asking for help early (d) ignoring feedback
4. 4.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) again (b) ever (c) yet (d) never
5. 5.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: giving up quickly? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
6. 6.True or false: “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “learning from feedback” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “practising hard skills” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “Feedback is an attack on me.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “I only do what I’m already good at.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You were born smart.” (b) “It’s easy for you.” (c) “You worked so hard!” (d) “You are a genius!”
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) ignoring feedback (c) avoiding challenges (d) enjoying challenges
15. 15.True or false: “giving up quickly” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up quickly (b) hiding your mistakes (c) envying others (d) practising hard skills
17. 17.True or false: “learning from feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I’ll never be good at drawing.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
19. 19.True or false: “avoiding challenges” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) avoiding challenges (b) asking for help early (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) ignoring feedback
21. 21.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
22. 22.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: sticking to easy tasks? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
23. 23.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
24. 24.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Let me try a different way.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
25. 25.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) praising effort (b) giving up quickly (c) asking for help early (d) enjoying challenges
26. 26.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “I will ask for help and try again.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I only do what I’m already good at.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
31. 31.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: avoiding challenges? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
33. 33.True or false: “Let me try a different way.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) enjoying challenges (b) practising hard skills (c) learning from feedback (d) hiding your mistakes
35. 35.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: trying new strategies? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
36. 36.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) avoiding challenges (c) giving up quickly (d) learning from feedback
37. 37.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I’ll ask for help.” (b) “I will practise more.” (c) “I am not smart.” (d) “I need a new plan.”
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising hard skills (b) praising effort (c) learning from feedback (d) avoiding challenges
39. 39.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: ignoring feedback? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
40. 40.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) ignoring feedback (c) avoiding challenges (d) enjoying challenges

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