Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 329 · 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: “I’ll never be good at drawing.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “envying others” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: sticking to easy tasks? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
4. 4.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: hiding your mistakes? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
5. 5.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) envying others (c) enjoying challenges (d) practising hard skills
6. 6.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I practise, I will get better.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
8. 8.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) practising hard skills (b) learning from feedback (c) enjoying challenges (d) ignoring feedback
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) ignoring feedback (c) giving up quickly (d) enjoying challenges
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) avoiding challenges (b) learning from feedback (c) ignoring feedback (d) hiding your mistakes
11. 11.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) never (b) again (c) yet (d) ever
12. 12.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
13. 13.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring feedback (b) asking for help early (c) envying others (d) avoiding challenges
15. 15.True or false: “asking for help early” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: praising effort? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying new strategies (b) praising effort (c) practising hard skills (d) hiding your mistakes
19. 19.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I only do what I’m already good at.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
21. 21.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I’ll ask for help.” (b) “I will practise more.” (c) “I need a new plan.” (d) “I am not smart.”
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) ignoring feedback (c) hiding your mistakes (d) practising hard skills
23. 23.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: envying others? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
24. 24.🏅 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!”
25. 25.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) avoiding challenges (b) envying others (c) asking for help early (d) hiding your mistakes
27. 27.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
28. 28.True or false: “sticking to easy tasks” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
30. 30.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Feedback is an attack on me.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
31. 31.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “praising effort” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I am just not a maths person.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
35. 35.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: avoiding challenges? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
36. 36.True or false: “asking for help early” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “Drawing is silly.” (b) “I can learn from her.” (c) “She is just lucky.” (d) “I’ll never draw well.”
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising effort (b) giving up quickly (c) learning from feedback (d) trying new strategies
39. 39.True or false: “I will ask for help and try again.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False

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