Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 302 · 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: “trying new strategies” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: asking for help early? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
3. 3.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “She is just lucky.” (b) “I’ll never draw well.” (c) “I can learn from her.” (d) “Drawing is silly.”
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) ignoring feedback (c) praising effort (d) trying new strategies
5. 5.True or false: “I only do what I’m already good at.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a fixed mindset. (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: “Let me try a different way.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) avoiding challenges (b) giving up quickly (c) asking for help early (d) envying others
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) practising hard skills (c) learning from feedback (d) trying new strategies
12. 12.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Hard work helps me improve.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring feedback (b) practising hard skills (c) avoiding challenges (d) sticking to easy tasks
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning from feedback (b) avoiding challenges (c) trying new strategies (d) praising effort
15. 15.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: sticking to easy tasks? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
16. 16.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) envying others (c) giving up quickly (d) practising hard skills
17. 17.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) effort is useless (b) skills grow with effort (c) smart is born (d) talent is fixed
18. 18.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “She is just born talented.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
19. 19.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: ignoring feedback? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
20. 20.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: hiding your mistakes? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
21. 21.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) learning from feedback (b) envying others (c) practising hard skills (d) praising effort
22. 22.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) ignoring feedback (b) avoiding challenges (c) envying others (d) trying new strategies
23. 23.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Let me try a different way.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help early (b) trying new strategies (c) envying others (d) learning from feedback
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) avoiding challenges (b) trying new strategies (c) giving up quickly (d) hiding your mistakes
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) learning from feedback (c) ignoring feedback (d) envying others
27. 27.True or false: “avoiding challenges” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You were born smart.” (b) “You are a genius!” (c) “It’s easy for you.” (d) “You worked so hard!”
29. 29.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) asking for help early (c) enjoying challenges (d) learning from feedback
30. 30.True or false: “Hard work helps me improve.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “Feedback is an attack on me.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: giving up quickly? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
34. 34.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: avoiding challenges? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
35. 35.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) giving up quickly (b) hiding your mistakes (c) avoiding challenges (d) learning from feedback
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) avoiding challenges (c) hiding your mistakes (d) ignoring feedback
37. 37.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) giving up quickly (b) learning from feedback (c) asking for help early (d) practising hard skills
38. 38.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
39. 39.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: envying others? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
40. 40.True or false: “sticking to easy tasks” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False

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