Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 331 · 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: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “giving up quickly” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
4. 4.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Feedback is an attack on me.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
5. 5.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “It’s easy for you.” (b) “You worked so hard!” (c) “You are a genius!” (d) “You were born smart.”
6. 6.True or false: “She is just born talented.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) ignoring feedback (b) giving up quickly (c) praising effort (d) sticking to easy tasks
8. 8.True or false: “I will ask for help and try again.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
10. 10.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) asking for help early (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) hiding your mistakes (d) envying others
11. 11.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) effort is useless (b) smart is born (c) talent is fixed (d) skills grow with effort
12. 12.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I practise, I will get better.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
13. 13.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: enjoying challenges? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
14. 14.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “She is just lucky.” (b) “I’ll never draw well.” (c) “Drawing is silly.” (d) “I can learn from her.”
15. 15.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) ignoring feedback (b) practising hard skills (c) asking for help early (d) praising effort
16. 16.True or false: “I’ll never be good at drawing.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring feedback (b) practising hard skills (c) hiding your mistakes (d) avoiding challenges
20. 20.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: avoiding challenges? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
21. 21.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I am not smart.” (b) “I’ll ask for help.” (c) “I will practise more.” (d) “I need a new plan.”
22. 22.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I only do what I’m already good at.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
23. 23.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I am just not a maths person.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
24. 24.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
25. 25.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) avoiding challenges (b) practising hard skills (c) praising effort (d) asking for help early
26. 26.True or false: “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: sticking to easy tasks? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising hard skills (b) giving up quickly (c) enjoying challenges (d) asking for help early
30. 30.True or false: “I’ll never be good at drawing.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “Let me try a different way.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) ignoring feedback (b) avoiding challenges (c) practising hard skills (d) giving up quickly
33. 33.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “Hard work helps me improve.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
36. 36.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: practising hard skills? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
37. 37.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) giving up quickly (d) learning from feedback
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning from feedback (b) practising hard skills (c) trying new strategies (d) hiding your mistakes
39. 39.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: praising effort? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit

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