Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 371 · 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: “asking for help early” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: trying new strategies? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
3. 3.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) effort is useless (b) smart is born (c) talent is fixed (d) skills grow with effort
4. 4.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “She is just lucky.” (b) “I can learn from her.” (c) “I’ll never draw well.” (d) “Drawing is silly.”
5. 5.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: enjoying challenges? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning from feedback (b) praising effort (c) asking for help early (d) giving up quickly
7. 7.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) learning from feedback (c) ignoring feedback (d) trying new strategies
9. 9.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Hard work helps me improve.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
10. 10.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You are a genius!” (b) “It’s easy for you.” (c) “You worked so hard!” (d) “You were born smart.”
11. 11.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: learning from feedback? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
12. 12.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) asking for help early (b) enjoying challenges (c) ignoring feedback (d) learning from feedback
14. 14.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I need a new plan.” (b) “I’ll ask for help.” (c) “I will practise more.” (d) “I am not smart.”
15. 15.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “I only do what I’m already good at.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) envying others (b) trying new strategies (c) praising effort (d) enjoying challenges
18. 18.True or false: “She is just born talented.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) yet (b) again (c) ever (d) never
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning from feedback (b) avoiding challenges (c) praising effort (d) asking for help early
21. 21.True or false: “I’ll never be good at drawing.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
23. 23.True or false: “sticking to easy tasks” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) trying new strategies (c) enjoying challenges (d) learning from feedback
25. 25.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Let me try a different way.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
26. 26.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) trying new strategies (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) avoiding challenges
29. 29.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: practising hard skills? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
30. 30.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “learning from feedback” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) learning from feedback (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) avoiding challenges (d) ignoring feedback
33. 33.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: ignoring feedback? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
34. 34.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I’ll never be good at drawing.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
36. 36.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: giving up quickly? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
37. 37.True or false: “practising hard skills” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising hard skills (b) avoiding challenges (c) giving up quickly (d) hiding your mistakes
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) avoiding challenges (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) praising effort (d) hiding your mistakes
40. 40.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I am just not a maths person.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset

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