Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 279 · 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: “enjoying challenges” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) asking for help early (b) enjoying challenges (c) envying others (d) praising effort
3. 3.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) again (b) yet (c) never (d) ever
4. 4.True or false: “She is just born talented.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “Let me try a different way.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I need a new plan.” (b) “I will practise more.” (c) “I’ll ask for help.” (d) “I am not smart.”
8. 8.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: praising effort? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
10. 10.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I’ll never be good at drawing.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
11. 11.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: practising hard skills? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
13. 13.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: hiding your mistakes? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) asking for help early (c) trying new strategies (d) envying others
16. 16.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I will ask for help and try again.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
17. 17.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
18. 18.True or false: “She is just born talented.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: asking for help early? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
20. 20.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help early (b) praising effort (c) avoiding challenges (d) learning from feedback
22. 22.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) effort is useless (b) talent is fixed (c) smart is born (d) skills grow with effort
23. 23.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “I can learn from her.” (b) “She is just lucky.” (c) “I’ll never draw well.” (d) “Drawing is silly.”
24. 24.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: trying new strategies? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
25. 25.True or false: “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
27. 27.True or false: “envying others” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
29. 29.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Hard work helps me improve.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
30. 30.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) practising hard skills (b) learning from feedback (c) avoiding challenges (d) trying new strategies
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) learning from feedback (c) hiding your mistakes (d) avoiding challenges
32. 32.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Feedback is an attack on me.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
33. 33.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I am just not a maths person.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
34. 34.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You worked so hard!” (b) “It’s easy for you.” (c) “You are a genius!” (d) “You were born smart.”
35. 35.True or false: “giving up quickly” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: enjoying challenges? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
37. 37.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) learning from feedback (c) giving up quickly (d) trying new strategies
40. 40.True or false: “Hard work helps me improve.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True

Free leadership lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/leadership-skills-for-students