Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 348 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) practising hard skills (c) asking for help early (d) sticking to easy tasks
2. 2.True or false: “avoiding challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I’ll never be good at drawing.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
4. 4.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I only do what I’m already good at.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
5. 5.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) talent is fixed (b) skills grow with effort (c) effort is useless (d) smart is born
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) practising hard skills (c) asking for help early (d) enjoying challenges
7. 7.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) learning from feedback (b) hiding your mistakes (c) practising hard skills (d) praising effort
12. 12.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up quickly (b) practising hard skills (c) learning from feedback (d) praising effort
14. 14.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “Drawing is silly.” (b) “I’ll never draw well.” (c) “She is just lucky.” (d) “I can learn from her.”
15. 15.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
16. 16.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I am just not a maths person.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
17. 17.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying new strategies (b) practising hard skills (c) enjoying challenges (d) ignoring feedback
19. 19.True or false: “ignoring feedback” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: asking for help early? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
21. 21.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I practise, I will get better.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) envying others (b) trying new strategies (c) asking for help early (d) enjoying challenges
23. 23.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: praising effort? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
24. 24.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) envying others (c) avoiding challenges (d) giving up quickly
25. 25.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Hard work helps me improve.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
26. 26.True or false: “learning from feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “She is just born talented.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
28. 28.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “Feedback is an attack on me.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) asking for help early (b) practising hard skills (c) giving up quickly (d) trying new strategies
32. 32.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: envying others? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
33. 33.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I will ask for help and try again.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
34. 34.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) envying others (b) enjoying challenges (c) practising hard skills (d) trying new strategies
35. 35.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) praising effort (b) enjoying challenges (c) practising hard skills (d) sticking to easy tasks
37. 37.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
38. 38.True or false: “She is just born talented.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: practising hard skills? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
40. 40.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset

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