Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 360 · 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 or fixed mindset habit: giving up quickly? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
2. 2.True or false: “Feedback is an attack on me.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) talent is fixed (b) effort is useless (c) smart is born (d) skills grow with effort
4. 4.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Hard work helps me improve.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
5. 5.True or false: “Let me try a different way.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I need a new plan.” (b) “I am not smart.” (c) “I will practise more.” (d) “I’ll ask for help.”
7. 7.True or false: “practising hard skills” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I will ask for help and try again.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
10. 10.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) again (b) ever (c) yet (d) never
11. 11.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) ignoring feedback (b) envying others (c) practising hard skills (d) sticking to easy tasks
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) envying others (c) giving up quickly (d) practising hard skills
13. 13.True or false: “practising hard skills” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) avoiding challenges (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) hiding your mistakes (d) trying new strategies
15. 15.True or false: “I will ask for help and try again.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “asking for help early” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “She is just born talented.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I am just not a maths person.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
22. 22.True or false: “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) envying others (b) practising hard skills (c) learning from feedback (d) trying new strategies
24. 24.True or false: “ignoring feedback” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) asking for help early (c) ignoring feedback (d) giving up quickly
26. 26.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) envying others (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) trying new strategies (d) giving up quickly
28. 28.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) giving up quickly (b) avoiding challenges (c) praising effort (d) envying others
29. 29.🎨 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.”
30. 30.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You worked so hard!” (b) “You are a genius!” (c) “You were born smart.” (d) “It’s easy for you.”
31. 31.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I practise, I will get better.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
33. 33.True or false: “praising effort” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) avoiding challenges (b) envying others (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) enjoying challenges
36. 36.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) practising hard skills (b) asking for help early (c) trying new strategies (d) avoiding challenges
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) trying new strategies (c) avoiding challenges (d) practising hard skills
38. 38.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I’ll never be good at drawing.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
39. 39.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: learning from feedback? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
40. 40.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True

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