Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

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

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