Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

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

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