Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 339 · 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: “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning from feedback (b) giving up quickly (c) asking for help early (d) enjoying challenges
4. 4.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: avoiding challenges? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
5. 5.True or false: “ignoring feedback” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: praising effort? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
7. 7.True or false: “She is just born talented.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “I will ask for help and try again.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I need a new plan.” (b) “I am not smart.” (c) “I will practise more.” (d) “I’ll ask for help.”
10. 10.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
11. 11.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) envying others (b) ignoring feedback (c) avoiding challenges (d) enjoying challenges
12. 12.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) smart is born (b) effort is useless (c) talent is fixed (d) skills grow with effort
14. 14.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
15. 15.🎨 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.”
16. 16.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: practising hard skills? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
17. 17.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Hard work helps me improve.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
18. 18.True or false: “I only do what I’m already good at.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “avoiding challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “learning from feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) enjoying challenges (b) hiding your mistakes (c) praising effort (d) asking for help early
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring feedback (b) avoiding challenges (c) envying others (d) learning from feedback
23. 23.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You are a genius!” (b) “You worked so hard!” (c) “It’s easy for you.” (d) “You were born smart.”
24. 24.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: envying others? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
26. 26.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: asking for help early? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
27. 27.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) praising effort (b) envying others (c) trying new strategies (d) enjoying challenges
28. 28.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) again (b) never (c) ever (d) yet
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising effort (b) avoiding challenges (c) asking for help early (d) trying new strategies
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) enjoying challenges (c) trying new strategies (d) learning from feedback
31. 31.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Feedback is an attack on me.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) asking for help early (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) praising effort
33. 33.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) avoiding challenges (b) practising hard skills (c) hiding your mistakes (d) sticking to easy tasks
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring feedback (b) praising effort (c) learning from feedback (d) practising hard skills
35. 35.True or false: “praising effort” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: enjoying challenges? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
37. 37.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) asking for help early (b) giving up quickly (c) hiding your mistakes (d) avoiding challenges
38. 38.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) practising hard skills (b) trying new strategies (c) giving up quickly (d) praising effort
40. 40.True or false: “giving up quickly” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False

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