Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 382 · 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: sticking to easy tasks? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
2. 2.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I practise, I will get better.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
3. 3.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I will practise more.” (b) “I need a new plan.” (c) “I am not smart.” (d) “I’ll ask for help.”
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) trying new strategies (c) praising effort (d) enjoying challenges
5. 5.True or false: “asking for help early” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “She is just born talented.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help early (b) learning from feedback (c) trying new strategies (d) ignoring feedback
9. 9.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) again (b) yet (c) never (d) ever
10. 10.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) talent is fixed (b) smart is born (c) effort is useless (d) skills grow with effort
11. 11.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) learning from feedback (b) trying new strategies (c) enjoying challenges (d) avoiding challenges
12. 12.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “She is just born talented.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
13. 13.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: praising effort? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) ignoring feedback (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) asking for help early
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: “I only do what I’m already good at.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) hiding your mistakes (c) enjoying challenges (d) avoiding challenges
18. 18.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
20. 20.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You were born smart.” (b) “You worked so hard!” (c) “You are a genius!” (d) “It’s easy for you.”
21. 21.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) envying others (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) ignoring feedback (d) praising effort
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) avoiding challenges (c) hiding your mistakes (d) envying others
23. 23.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying new strategies (b) asking for help early (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) learning from feedback
25. 25.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I’ll never be good at drawing.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
26. 26.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) asking for help early (c) praising effort (d) enjoying challenges
27. 27.True or false: “sticking to easy tasks” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: trying new strategies? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
29. 29.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: hiding your mistakes? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
30. 30.True or false: “envying others” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “ignoring feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “Drawing is silly.” (b) “I’ll never draw well.” (c) “I can learn from her.” (d) “She is just lucky.”
34. 34.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I am just not a maths person.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
35. 35.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: ignoring feedback? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
36. 36.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
37. 37.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) envying others (b) hiding your mistakes (c) ignoring feedback (d) learning from feedback
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) learning from feedback (c) trying new strategies (d) envying others
39. 39.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False

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