Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

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

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