Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 328 · 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? “I only do what I’m already good at.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) practising hard skills (c) learning from feedback (d) hiding your mistakes
3. 3.True or false: “avoiding challenges” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “I only do what I’m already good at.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “I’ll never draw well.” (b) “She is just lucky.” (c) “I can learn from her.” (d) “Drawing is silly.”
7. 7.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) never (b) ever (c) again (d) yet
8. 8.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) ignoring feedback (b) hiding your mistakes (c) asking for help early (d) avoiding challenges
9. 9.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Feedback is an attack on me.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
11. 11.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) enjoying challenges (b) learning from feedback (c) avoiding challenges (d) practising hard skills
12. 12.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) smart is born (b) effort is useless (c) talent is fixed (d) skills grow with effort
13. 13.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: giving up quickly? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) learning from feedback (c) praising effort (d) giving up quickly
15. 15.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I am just not a maths person.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
16. 16.True or false: “sticking to easy tasks” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I’ll ask for help.” (b) “I need a new plan.” (c) “I will practise more.” (d) “I am not smart.”
18. 18.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) enjoying challenges (b) praising effort (c) envying others (d) practising hard skills
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring feedback (b) envying others (c) praising effort (d) avoiding challenges
21. 21.True or false: “practising hard skills” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring feedback (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) envying others (d) enjoying challenges
23. 23.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
24. 24.True or false: “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I practise, I will get better.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
26. 26.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) learning from feedback (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) enjoying challenges (d) praising effort
27. 27.True or false: “Hard work helps me improve.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
29. 29.True or false: “asking for help early” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: learning from feedback? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
33. 33.True or false: “She is just born talented.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) trying new strategies (c) learning from feedback (d) ignoring feedback
35. 35.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: trying new strategies? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
36. 36.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) learning from feedback (b) praising effort (c) trying new strategies (d) giving up quickly
37. 37.True or false: “Let me try a different way.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: praising effort? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
40. 40.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You are a genius!” (b) “You were born smart.” (c) “It’s easy for you.” (d) “You worked so hard!”

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