Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 320 · 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: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) skills grow with effort (b) effort is useless (c) talent is fixed (d) smart is born
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying new strategies (b) learning from feedback (c) praising effort (d) envying others
4. 4.True or false: “avoiding challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You worked so hard!” (b) “It’s easy for you.” (c) “You were born smart.” (d) “You are a genius!”
6. 6.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: asking for help early? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
7. 7.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I am not smart.” (b) “I’ll ask for help.” (c) “I need a new plan.” (d) “I will practise more.”
8. 8.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) practising hard skills (c) praising effort (d) sticking to easy tasks
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up quickly (b) hiding your mistakes (c) envying others (d) trying new strategies
10. 10.True or false: “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) practising hard skills (b) enjoying challenges (c) learning from feedback (d) avoiding challenges
13. 13.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I’ll never be good at drawing.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
15. 15.True or false: “ignoring feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I practise, I will get better.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
17. 17.True or false: “I’ll never be good at drawing.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) praising effort (c) giving up quickly (d) practising hard skills
19. 19.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) envying others (b) giving up quickly (c) enjoying challenges (d) avoiding challenges
20. 20.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I am just not a maths person.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help early (b) praising effort (c) trying new strategies (d) giving up quickly
22. 22.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) giving up quickly (b) ignoring feedback (c) asking for help early (d) envying others
23. 23.True or false: “Let me try a different way.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “I will ask for help and try again.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “sticking to easy tasks” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “Feedback is an attack on me.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “envying others” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: avoiding challenges? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
31. 31.True or false: “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) practising hard skills (c) asking for help early (d) hiding your mistakes
33. 33.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “Drawing is silly.” (b) “I’ll never draw well.” (c) “She is just lucky.” (d) “I can learn from her.”
34. 34.True or false: “learning from feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
36. 36.True or false: “I only do what I’m already good at.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “sticking to easy tasks” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
39. 39.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: ignoring feedback? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit

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