Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 363 · 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) practising hard skills (b) giving up quickly (c) envying others (d) ignoring feedback
2. 2.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) hiding your mistakes (c) learning from feedback (d) enjoying challenges
3. 3.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) trying new strategies (c) envying others (d) ignoring feedback
4. 4.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) skills grow with effort (b) talent is fixed (c) smart is born (d) effort is useless
6. 6.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I am just not a maths person.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) avoiding challenges (b) envying others (c) learning from feedback (d) ignoring feedback
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) trying new strategies (c) hiding your mistakes (d) praising effort
9. 9.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “I’ll never draw well.” (b) “Drawing is silly.” (c) “I can learn from her.” (d) “She is just lucky.”
10. 10.True or false: “Let me try a different way.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up quickly (b) enjoying challenges (c) envying others (d) hiding your mistakes
12. 12.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) enjoying challenges (b) avoiding challenges (c) ignoring feedback (d) envying others
13. 13.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: practising hard skills? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
14. 14.True or false: “Hard work helps me improve.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) learning from feedback (b) enjoying challenges (c) ignoring feedback (d) asking for help early
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising hard skills (b) asking for help early (c) learning from feedback (d) ignoring feedback
17. 17.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) learning from feedback (b) praising effort (c) asking for help early (d) envying others
18. 18.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: ignoring feedback? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
19. 19.🏅 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!”
20. 20.True or false: “learning from feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
22. 22.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
23. 23.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “Let me try a different way.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I’ll ask for help.” (b) “I will practise more.” (c) “I am not smart.” (d) “I need a new plan.”
26. 26.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: avoiding challenges? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
27. 27.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying new strategies (b) hiding your mistakes (c) giving up quickly (d) avoiding challenges
29. 29.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) avoiding challenges (b) learning from feedback (c) enjoying challenges (d) asking for help early
30. 30.True or false: “She is just born talented.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “She is just born talented.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “asking for help early” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) giving up quickly (b) learning from feedback (c) trying new strategies (d) practising hard skills
34. 34.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) avoiding challenges (b) hiding your mistakes (c) praising effort (d) ignoring feedback
35. 35.True or false: “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “practising hard skills” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: learning from feedback? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
38. 38.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
39. 39.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
40. 40.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False

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