Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 369 · 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.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I’ll ask for help.” (b) “I will practise more.” (c) “I need a new plan.” (d) “I am not smart.”
2. 2.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: trying new strategies? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
3. 3.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I am just not a maths person.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
4. 4.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
6. 6.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “It’s easy for you.” (b) “You were born smart.” (c) “You worked so hard!” (d) “You are a genius!”
7. 7.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: giving up quickly? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
8. 8.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: avoiding challenges? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
9. 9.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) skills grow with effort (b) smart is born (c) talent is fixed (d) effort is useless
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying new strategies (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) avoiding challenges (d) giving up quickly
11. 11.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) envying others (b) praising effort (c) asking for help early (d) practising hard skills
14. 14.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
15. 15.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I will ask for help and try again.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
16. 16.True or false: “I’ll never be good at drawing.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) yet (b) never (c) ever (d) again
18. 18.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “She is just born talented.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
19. 19.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up quickly (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) envying others (d) learning from feedback
21. 21.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Feedback is an attack on me.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
22. 22.True or false: “practising hard skills” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “I’ll never draw well.” (b) “I can learn from her.” (c) “She is just lucky.” (d) “Drawing is silly.”
24. 24.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) praising effort (b) trying new strategies (c) ignoring feedback (d) practising hard skills
25. 25.True or false: “sticking to easy tasks” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “giving up quickly” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) enjoying challenges (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) learning from feedback (d) trying new strategies
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) hiding your mistakes (c) praising effort (d) envying others
29. 29.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
30. 30.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) envying others (c) enjoying challenges (d) ignoring feedback
31. 31.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
32. 32.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
33. 33.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: practising hard skills? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) avoiding challenges (b) learning from feedback (c) practising hard skills (d) trying new strategies
35. 35.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: enjoying challenges? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
36. 36.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: envying others? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
37. 37.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “praising effort” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) giving up quickly (b) avoiding challenges (c) praising effort (d) sticking to easy tasks
40. 40.True or false: “Let me try a different way.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False

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