Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 341 · 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 fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “envying others” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: hiding your mistakes? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
4. 4.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) talent is fixed (b) smart is born (c) effort is useless (d) skills grow with effort
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up quickly (b) avoiding challenges (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) asking for help early
6. 6.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
7. 7.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) practising hard skills (b) enjoying challenges (c) giving up quickly (d) asking for help early
8. 8.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Feedback is an attack on me.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
9. 9.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) again (b) ever (c) yet (d) never
10. 10.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: avoiding challenges? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising effort (b) hiding your mistakes (c) trying new strategies (d) asking for help early
12. 12.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: trying new strategies? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
13. 13.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) practising hard skills (c) enjoying challenges (d) avoiding challenges
14. 14.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: enjoying challenges? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
15. 15.True or false: “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
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: “enjoying challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I only do what I’m already good at.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
20. 20.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) learning from feedback (b) ignoring feedback (c) praising effort (d) practising hard skills
21. 21.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I will practise more.” (b) “I am not smart.” (c) “I’ll ask for help.” (d) “I need a new plan.”
22. 22.True or false: “Let me try a different way.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “Feedback is an attack on me.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: giving up quickly? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
26. 26.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: asking for help early? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
27. 27.True or false: “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Let me try a different way.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
29. 29.True or false: “She is just born talented.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying new strategies (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) asking for help early (d) practising hard skills
31. 31.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: learning from feedback? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
32. 32.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
33. 33.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “It’s easy for you.” (b) “You worked so hard!” (c) “You were born smart.” (d) “You are a genius!”
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help early (b) practising hard skills (c) praising effort (d) giving up quickly
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying new strategies (b) envying others (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) ignoring feedback
36. 36.True or false: “learning from feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “I will ask for help and try again.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “praising effort” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False

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