Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 355 · 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.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I’ll never be good at drawing.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
2. 2.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I only do what I’m already good at.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
3. 3.True or false: “Hard work helps me improve.” shows a growth mindset. (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 of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) giving up quickly (c) envying others (d) hiding your mistakes
6. 6.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “She is just born talented.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
7. 7.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) ignoring feedback (c) avoiding challenges (d) practising hard skills
8. 8.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: hiding your mistakes? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
9. 9.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
10. 10.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I am just not a maths person.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
11. 11.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I practise, I will get better.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
12. 12.True or false: “praising effort” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “Let me try a different way.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) effort is useless (b) smart is born (c) skills grow with effort (d) talent is fixed
15. 15.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: trying new strategies? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
16. 16.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) asking for help early (b) learning from feedback (c) enjoying challenges (d) hiding your mistakes
17. 17.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) envying others (b) hiding your mistakes (c) avoiding challenges (d) asking for help early
18. 18.True or false: “avoiding challenges” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Let me try a different way.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
20. 20.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) again (b) yet (c) never (d) ever
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up quickly (b) enjoying challenges (c) practising hard skills (d) praising effort
22. 22.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “I’ll never draw well.” (b) “I can learn from her.” (c) “Drawing is silly.” (d) “She is just lucky.”
23. 23.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: praising effort? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
24. 24.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You are a genius!” (b) “It’s easy for you.” (c) “You were born smart.” (d) “You worked so hard!”
25. 25.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: learning from feedback? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
26. 26.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
27. 27.True or false: “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) praising effort (b) enjoying challenges (c) trying new strategies (d) envying others
29. 29.True or false: “I’ll never be good at drawing.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) enjoying challenges (c) envying others (d) avoiding challenges
31. 31.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: avoiding challenges? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
32. 32.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: giving up quickly? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
34. 34.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Feedback is an attack on me.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
35. 35.True or false: “Feedback is an attack on me.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Let me try a different way.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: practising hard skills? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
39. 39.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset

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