Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 319 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) asking for help early (b) learning from feedback (c) avoiding challenges (d) praising effort
2. 2.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
3. 3.True or false: “praising effort” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Hard work helps me improve.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
5. 5.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “I’ll never draw well.” (b) “Drawing is silly.” (c) “I can learn from her.” (d) “She is just lucky.”
7. 7.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I practise, I will get better.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) avoiding challenges (c) ignoring feedback (d) enjoying challenges
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying new strategies (b) practising hard skills (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) asking for help early
10. 10.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “practising hard skills” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
14. 14.True or false: “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” shows a fixed 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.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: sticking to easy tasks? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
17. 17.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) envying others (b) giving up quickly (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) asking for help early
18. 18.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) enjoying challenges (b) giving up quickly (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) ignoring feedback
19. 19.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I only do what I’m already good at.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
20. 20.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) never (b) yet (c) again (d) ever
21. 21.True or false: “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “praising effort” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: avoiding challenges? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
25. 25.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) effort is useless (b) talent is fixed (c) skills grow with effort (d) smart is born
26. 26.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “avoiding challenges” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) hiding your mistakes (c) learning from feedback (d) asking for help early
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help early (b) practising hard skills (c) hiding your mistakes (d) praising effort
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help early (b) hiding your mistakes (c) ignoring feedback (d) envying others
31. 31.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “I only do what I’m already good at.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: hiding your mistakes? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising effort (b) trying new strategies (c) giving up quickly (d) asking for help early
35. 35.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
36. 36.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: practising hard skills? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
37. 37.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) envying others (b) giving up quickly (c) praising effort (d) avoiding challenges
39. 39.True or false: “I’ll never be good at drawing.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “She is just born talented.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset

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