Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 325 · 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: “ignoring feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “asking for help early” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: trying new strategies? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising effort (b) trying new strategies (c) asking for help early (d) hiding your mistakes
5. 5.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: hiding your mistakes? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
6. 6.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) ignoring feedback (c) learning from feedback (d) practising hard skills
7. 7.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: avoiding challenges? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
8. 8.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Feedback is an attack on me.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
9. 9.True or false: “avoiding challenges” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “Drawing is silly.” (b) “I can learn from her.” (c) “I’ll never draw well.” (d) “She is just lucky.”
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising effort (b) ignoring feedback (c) trying new strategies (d) asking for help early
12. 12.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
13. 13.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: giving up quickly? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
14. 14.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: praising effort? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
15. 15.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: ignoring feedback? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
17. 17.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) enjoying challenges (c) avoiding challenges (d) giving up quickly
18. 18.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) giving up quickly (b) trying new strategies (c) learning from feedback (d) praising effort
19. 19.True or false: “I’ll never be good at drawing.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “I will ask for help and try again.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) trying new strategies (c) asking for help early (d) envying others
22. 22.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “She is just born talented.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
23. 23.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “praising effort” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) avoiding challenges (c) praising effort (d) ignoring feedback
26. 26.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I am not smart.” (b) “I need a new plan.” (c) “I’ll ask for help.” (d) “I will practise more.”
27. 27.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “Hard work helps me improve.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) envying others (b) avoiding challenges (c) ignoring feedback (d) practising hard skills
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring feedback (b) enjoying challenges (c) envying others (d) hiding your mistakes
31. 31.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I will ask for help and try again.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) practising hard skills (d) asking for help early
34. 34.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) asking for help early (b) enjoying challenges (c) trying new strategies (d) hiding your mistakes
35. 35.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “It’s easy for you.” (b) “You were born smart.” (c) “You are a genius!” (d) “You worked so hard!”
38. 38.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I only do what I’m already good at.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
39. 39.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I practise, I will get better.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
40. 40.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: envying others? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit

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