Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 367 · 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: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) hiding your mistakes (c) ignoring feedback (d) avoiding challenges
3. 3.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I’ll never be good at drawing.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
4. 4.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) avoiding challenges (b) envying others (c) giving up quickly (d) praising effort
6. 6.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) praising effort (b) avoiding challenges (c) hiding your mistakes (d) sticking to easy tasks
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) avoiding challenges (c) learning from feedback (d) trying new strategies
8. 8.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
9. 9.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I will practise more.” (b) “I’ll ask for help.” (c) “I am not smart.” (d) “I need a new plan.”
10. 10.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: ignoring feedback? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
11. 11.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
12. 12.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “She is just born talented.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
13. 13.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Feedback is an attack on me.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
14. 14.True or false: “She is just born talented.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) ever (b) never (c) yet (d) again
16. 16.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) talent is fixed (b) effort is useless (c) skills grow with effort (d) smart is born
17. 17.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) praising effort (b) asking for help early (c) practising hard skills (d) avoiding challenges
18. 18.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “I can learn from her.” (b) “I’ll never draw well.” (c) “She is just lucky.” (d) “Drawing is silly.”
19. 19.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) enjoying challenges (b) asking for help early (c) trying new strategies (d) envying others
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help early (b) envying others (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) hiding your mistakes
22. 22.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: envying others? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
23. 23.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring feedback (b) enjoying challenges (c) learning from feedback (d) asking for help early
25. 25.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) ignoring feedback (b) asking for help early (c) avoiding challenges (d) giving up quickly
26. 26.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) avoiding challenges (c) ignoring feedback (d) enjoying challenges
27. 27.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: asking for help early? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
28. 28.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “envying others” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “learning from feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: sticking to easy tasks? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
32. 32.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Let me try a different way.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
33. 33.True or false: “Feedback is an attack on me.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up quickly (b) enjoying challenges (c) envying others (d) ignoring feedback
35. 35.True or false: “I’ll never be good at drawing.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I will ask for help and try again.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
38. 38.True or false: “I only do what I’m already good at.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “She is just born talented.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “I will ask for help and try again.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True

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