Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 318 · 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.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I need a new plan.” (b) “I am not smart.” (c) “I will practise more.” (d) “I’ll ask for help.”
2. 2.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
3. 3.True or false: “praising effort” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I am just not a maths person.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
5. 5.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) enjoying challenges (b) envying others (c) learning from feedback (d) trying new strategies
7. 7.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You worked so hard!” (b) “You are a genius!” (c) “You were born smart.” (d) “It’s easy for you.”
8. 8.True or false: “Feedback is an attack on me.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) ever (b) never (c) again (d) yet
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning from feedback (b) avoiding challenges (c) ignoring feedback (d) hiding your mistakes
11. 11.True or false: “I’ll never be good at drawing.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “avoiding challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) avoiding challenges (b) learning from feedback (c) asking for help early (d) enjoying challenges
14. 14.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: asking for help early? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
15. 15.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: avoiding challenges? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
16. 16.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) ignoring feedback (b) hiding your mistakes (c) enjoying challenges (d) giving up quickly
18. 18.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Feedback is an attack on me.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
19. 19.True or false: “asking for help early” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help early (b) learning from feedback (c) trying new strategies (d) hiding your mistakes
21. 21.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Hard work helps me improve.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
22. 22.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) learning from feedback (b) envying others (c) avoiding challenges (d) giving up quickly
23. 23.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: sticking to easy tasks? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
24. 24.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “I can learn from her.” (b) “She is just lucky.” (c) “Drawing is silly.” (d) “I’ll never draw well.”
25. 25.True or false: “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: learning from feedback? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
27. 27.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up quickly (b) envying others (c) hiding your mistakes (d) praising effort
29. 29.True or false: “learning from feedback” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
31. 31.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “She is just born talented.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
32. 32.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I practise, I will get better.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
33. 33.True or false: “ignoring feedback” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning from feedback (b) avoiding challenges (c) praising effort (d) trying new strategies
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) practising hard skills (c) trying new strategies (d) giving up quickly
36. 36.True or false: “praising effort” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “asking for help early” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) smart is born (b) talent is fixed (c) skills grow with effort (d) effort is useless
40. 40.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset

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