Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 335 · 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 will ask for help and try again.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: practising hard skills? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
4. 4.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I only do what I’m already good at.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
5. 5.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I’ll never be good at drawing.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
6. 6.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) never (b) ever (c) again (d) yet
7. 7.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: enjoying challenges? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
8. 8.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: ignoring feedback? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
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 is the odd one out? (a) envying others (b) trying new strategies (c) avoiding challenges (d) giving up quickly
11. 11.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You worked so hard!” (b) “You are a genius!” (c) “It’s easy for you.” (d) “You were born smart.”
12. 12.True or false: “I’ll never be good at drawing.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) enjoying challenges (c) asking for help early (d) praising effort
14. 14.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “ignoring feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: asking for help early? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
17. 17.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Feedback is an attack on me.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
18. 18.True or false: “Hard work helps me improve.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: giving up quickly? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
20. 20.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) praising effort (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) hiding your mistakes (d) giving up quickly
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) envying others (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) enjoying challenges
23. 23.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
24. 24.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “She is just born talented.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
26. 26.True or false: “ignoring feedback” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I will ask for help and try again.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
28. 28.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) ignoring feedback (c) giving up quickly (d) avoiding challenges
29. 29.True or false: “I only do what I’m already good at.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I am just not a maths person.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
31. 31.True or false: “giving up quickly” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “envying others” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “practising hard skills” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising effort (b) ignoring feedback (c) avoiding challenges (d) sticking to easy tasks
38. 38.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning from feedback (b) giving up quickly (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) avoiding challenges
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising hard skills (b) trying new strategies (c) enjoying challenges (d) hiding your mistakes

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