Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 321 · 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? “Feedback is an attack on me.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
2. 2.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) talent is fixed (b) effort is useless (c) smart is born (d) skills grow with effort
3. 3.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: enjoying challenges? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
5. 5.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: sticking to easy tasks? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
6. 6.True or false: “Feedback is an attack on me.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: trying new strategies? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
8. 8.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: ignoring feedback? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
9. 9.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: praising effort? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) ignoring feedback (c) practising hard skills (d) giving up quickly
11. 11.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) hiding your mistakes (c) ignoring feedback (d) trying new strategies
12. 12.True or false: “I will ask for help and try again.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “She is just lucky.” (b) “I can learn from her.” (c) “Drawing is silly.” (d) “I’ll never draw well.”
14. 14.True or false: “I only do what I’m already good at.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up quickly (b) ignoring feedback (c) avoiding challenges (d) trying new strategies
17. 17.True or false: “asking for help early” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “learning from feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help early (b) enjoying challenges (c) trying new strategies (d) envying others
22. 22.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I am just not a maths person.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
23. 23.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Let me try a different way.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) giving up quickly (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) envying others
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up quickly (b) enjoying challenges (c) praising effort (d) asking for help early
27. 27.True or false: “ignoring feedback” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “praising effort” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I will ask for help and try again.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) avoiding challenges (c) asking for help early (d) practising hard skills
32. 32.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) giving up quickly (b) enjoying challenges (c) trying new strategies (d) practising hard skills
33. 33.📉 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.”
34. 34.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) avoiding challenges (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) asking for help early (d) giving up quickly
35. 35.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I practise, I will get better.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
36. 36.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “ignoring feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) ignoring feedback (b) envying others (c) praising effort (d) sticking to easy tasks
39. 39.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I only do what I’m already good at.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
40. 40.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) envying others (b) practising hard skills (c) hiding your mistakes (d) giving up quickly

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