Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 280 · 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) practising hard skills (b) avoiding challenges (c) enjoying challenges (d) asking for help early
2. 2.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “She is just lucky.” (b) “I’ll never draw well.” (c) “Drawing is silly.” (d) “I can learn from her.”
3. 3.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) enjoying challenges (b) giving up quickly (c) trying new strategies (d) learning from feedback
4. 4.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) giving up quickly (b) ignoring feedback (c) envying others (d) enjoying challenges
5. 5.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) ignoring feedback (c) practising hard skills (d) enjoying challenges
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.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) giving up quickly (b) hiding your mistakes (c) avoiding challenges (d) praising effort
8. 8.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) smart is born (b) talent is fixed (c) skills grow with effort (d) effort is useless
9. 9.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) avoiding challenges (c) trying new strategies (d) envying others
12. 12.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Let me try a different way.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
13. 13.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: envying others? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
15. 15.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “She is just born talented.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: sticking to easy tasks? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
18. 18.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
19. 19.True or false: “praising effort” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) avoiding challenges (b) envying others (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) asking for help early
21. 21.True or false: “Let me try a different way.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) avoiding challenges (b) practising hard skills (c) hiding your mistakes (d) envying others
23. 23.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You were born smart.” (b) “It’s easy for you.” (c) “You are a genius!” (d) “You worked so hard!”
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring feedback (b) practising hard skills (c) hiding your mistakes (d) avoiding challenges
25. 25.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
27. 27.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) ever (b) again (c) never (d) yet
28. 28.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: practising hard skills? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
29. 29.True or false: “Hard work helps me improve.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “learning from feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I will practise more.” (b) “I’ll ask for help.” (c) “I am not smart.” (d) “I need a new plan.”
32. 32.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
34. 34.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “She is just born talented.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
35. 35.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I will ask for help and try again.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
36. 36.True or false: “sticking to easy tasks” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) asking for help early (b) praising effort (c) hiding your mistakes (d) trying new strategies
38. 38.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
40. 40.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False

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