Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 323 · 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.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) talent is fixed (b) skills grow with effort (c) effort is useless (d) smart is born
2. 2.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: learning from feedback? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
4. 4.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) hiding your mistakes (d) avoiding challenges
5. 5.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
6. 6.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) practising hard skills (c) enjoying challenges (d) giving up quickly
7. 7.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) asking for help early (b) envying others (c) praising effort (d) trying new strategies
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising hard skills (b) envying others (c) avoiding challenges (d) sticking to easy tasks
9. 9.True or false: “envying others” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) ignoring feedback (c) enjoying challenges (d) envying others
11. 11.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I practise, I will get better.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
12. 12.True or false: “practising hard skills” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) again (b) ever (c) never (d) yet
14. 14.True or false: “ignoring feedback” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: hiding your mistakes? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
16. 16.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: enjoying challenges? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
17. 17.True or false: “Hard work helps me improve.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) avoiding challenges (b) trying new strategies (c) enjoying challenges (d) asking for help early
19. 19.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Let me try a different way.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) trying new strategies (c) avoiding challenges (d) sticking to easy tasks
21. 21.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
22. 22.True or false: “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “I’ll never be good at drawing.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: giving up quickly? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
25. 25.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I am just not a maths person.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
26. 26.True or false: “I will ask for help and try again.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You were born smart.” (b) “It’s easy for you.” (c) “You worked so hard!” (d) “You are a genius!”
29. 29.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: praising effort? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
30. 30.True or false: “sticking to easy tasks” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Hard work helps me improve.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
32. 32.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I need a new plan.” (b) “I will practise more.” (c) “I’ll ask for help.” (d) “I am not smart.”
33. 33.True or false: “envying others” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) trying new strategies (c) enjoying challenges (d) praising effort
35. 35.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) avoiding challenges (b) giving up quickly (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) asking for help early
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying new strategies (b) enjoying challenges (c) envying others (d) asking for help early
37. 37.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) giving up quickly (b) learning from feedback (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) hiding your mistakes
38. 38.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
39. 39.True or false: “asking for help early” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “avoiding challenges” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False

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