Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 384 · 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: trying new strategies? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
2. 2.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
4. 4.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I am not smart.” (b) “I will practise more.” (c) “I need a new plan.” (d) “I’ll ask for help.”
5. 5.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) effort is useless (b) smart is born (c) talent is fixed (d) skills grow with effort
6. 6.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: practising hard skills? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
7. 7.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I’ll never be good at drawing.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
8. 8.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
9. 9.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) envying others (b) ignoring feedback (c) giving up quickly (d) learning from feedback
10. 10.True or false: “envying others” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) envying others (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) avoiding challenges (d) learning from feedback
12. 12.True or false: “Hard work helps me improve.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) ignoring feedback (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) avoiding challenges (d) praising effort
14. 14.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) enjoying challenges (b) avoiding challenges (c) envying others (d) sticking to easy tasks
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) avoiding challenges (c) practising hard skills (d) sticking to easy tasks
17. 17.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “learning from feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “Let me try a different way.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “praising effort” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) enjoying challenges (c) praising effort (d) trying new strategies
23. 23.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I only do what I’m already good at.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
24. 24.🏅 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.”
25. 25.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I practise, I will get better.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
26. 26.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: avoiding challenges? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
27. 27.True or false: “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising hard skills (b) asking for help early (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) praising effort
29. 29.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) ever (b) yet (c) again (d) never
30. 30.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: learning from feedback? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
31. 31.True or false: “asking for help early” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up quickly (b) avoiding challenges (c) enjoying challenges (d) ignoring feedback
33. 33.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: asking for help early? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
34. 34.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “She is just born talented.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
35. 35.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) asking for help early (c) hiding your mistakes (d) envying others
36. 36.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “She is just lucky.” (b) “I’ll never draw well.” (c) “Drawing is silly.” (d) “I can learn from her.”
37. 37.True or false: “Feedback is an attack on me.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
40. 40.True or false: “avoiding challenges” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False

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