Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 270 · 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 growth-mindset habit? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) avoiding challenges (c) ignoring feedback (d) learning from feedback
2. 2.True or false: “I only do what I’m already good at.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “praising effort” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “I will ask for help and try again.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: ignoring feedback? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
6. 6.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: learning from feedback? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
7. 7.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) ignoring feedback (b) practising hard skills (c) trying new strategies (d) asking for help early
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) envying others (b) giving up quickly (c) asking for help early (d) avoiding challenges
9. 9.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) enjoying challenges (b) practising hard skills (c) giving up quickly (d) asking for help early
11. 11.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “I’ll never be good at drawing.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising hard skills (b) asking for help early (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) enjoying challenges
14. 14.True or false: “Feedback is an attack on me.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I only do what I’m already good at.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
16. 16.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Feedback is an attack on me.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
17. 17.True or false: “practising hard skills” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: sticking to easy tasks? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
19. 19.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) giving up quickly (c) avoiding challenges (d) envying others
21. 21.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
22. 22.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) ever (b) yet (c) never (d) again
23. 23.True or false: “I only do what I’m already good at.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) praising effort (b) learning from feedback (c) hiding your mistakes (d) practising hard skills
25. 25.True or false: “Hard work helps me improve.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I practise, I will get better.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
27. 27.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Let me try a different way.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
28. 28.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) learning from feedback (b) asking for help early (c) avoiding challenges (d) practising hard skills
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up quickly (b) trying new strategies (c) ignoring feedback (d) avoiding challenges
30. 30.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: asking for help early? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
31. 31.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) giving up quickly (b) avoiding challenges (c) enjoying challenges (d) ignoring feedback
32. 32.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: giving up quickly? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring feedback (b) asking for help early (c) enjoying challenges (d) trying new strategies
34. 34.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) smart is born (b) effort is useless (c) talent is fixed (d) skills grow with effort
35. 35.True or false: “She is just born talented.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: hiding your mistakes? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
39. 39.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: envying others? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
40. 40.True or false: “practising hard skills” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False

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