Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

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

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