Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 389 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) learning from feedback (c) giving up quickly (d) envying others
2. 2.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “She is just born talented.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I will ask for help and try again.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
5. 5.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
6. 6.True or false: “Hard work helps me improve.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) asking for help early (c) hiding your mistakes (d) ignoring feedback
8. 8.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Let me try a different way.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
9. 9.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I only do what I’m already good at.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
10. 10.True or false: “sticking to easy tasks” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “asking for help early” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) praising effort (c) learning from feedback (d) hiding your mistakes
13. 13.True or false: “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “praising effort” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) avoiding challenges (b) trying new strategies (c) hiding your mistakes (d) giving up quickly
16. 16.True or false: “Hard work helps me improve.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🏅 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.”
18. 18.True or false: “ignoring feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring feedback (b) practising hard skills (c) learning from feedback (d) trying new strategies
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising hard skills (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) envying others (d) hiding your mistakes
21. 21.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
22. 22.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: learning from feedback? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
24. 24.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) ignoring feedback (b) giving up quickly (c) learning from feedback (d) avoiding challenges
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning from feedback (b) praising effort (c) enjoying challenges (d) sticking to easy tasks
26. 26.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) talent is fixed (b) smart is born (c) skills grow with effort (d) effort is useless
27. 27.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: envying others? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
29. 29.True or false: “asking for help early” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “I’ll never be good at drawing.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I practise, I will get better.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
34. 34.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I am not smart.” (b) “I’ll ask for help.” (c) “I will practise more.” (d) “I need a new plan.”
35. 35.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Feedback is an attack on me.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
36. 36.True or false: “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring feedback (b) hiding your mistakes (c) giving up quickly (d) praising effort
38. 38.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: praising effort? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
39. 39.True or false: “avoiding challenges” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎨 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.”

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