Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 283 · 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) avoiding challenges (b) learning from feedback (c) giving up quickly (d) ignoring feedback
2. 2.True or false: “praising effort” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) praising effort (c) practising hard skills (d) giving up quickly
5. 5.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) praising effort (b) enjoying challenges (c) hiding your mistakes (d) asking for help early
6. 6.True or false: “giving up quickly” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “I’ll never be good at drawing.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) praising effort (d) giving up quickly
11. 11.True or false: “envying others” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “avoiding challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) avoiding challenges (c) giving up quickly (d) asking for help early
16. 16.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Feedback is an attack on me.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying new strategies (b) practising hard skills (c) enjoying challenges (d) sticking to easy tasks
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring feedback (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) envying others (d) trying new strategies
19. 19.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) avoiding challenges (b) envying others (c) enjoying challenges (d) giving up quickly
20. 20.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Hard work helps me improve.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
21. 21.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) avoiding challenges (b) learning from feedback (c) giving up quickly (d) ignoring feedback
23. 23.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “I’ll never draw well.” (b) “She is just lucky.” (c) “I can learn from her.” (d) “Drawing is silly.”
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring feedback (b) envying others (c) avoiding challenges (d) practising hard skills
25. 25.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I practise, I will get better.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
26. 26.True or false: “ignoring feedback” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) avoiding challenges (c) ignoring feedback (d) giving up quickly
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) envying others (b) ignoring feedback (c) praising effort (d) giving up quickly
29. 29.True or false: “avoiding challenges” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I am not smart.” (b) “I will practise more.” (c) “I’ll ask for help.” (d) “I need a new plan.”
31. 31.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Let me try a different way.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
32. 32.True or false: “practising hard skills” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) skills grow with effort (b) talent is fixed (c) smart is born (d) effort is useless
34. 34.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
35. 35.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) yet (b) ever (c) never (d) again
36. 36.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
37. 37.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: learning from feedback? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
38. 38.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) asking for help early (c) hiding your mistakes (d) envying others
39. 39.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
40. 40.True or false: “I only do what I’m already good at.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True

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