Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 393 · 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 of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) practising hard skills (c) enjoying challenges (d) sticking to easy tasks
2. 2.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) avoiding challenges (b) giving up quickly (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) trying new strategies
3. 3.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) praising effort (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) hiding your mistakes (d) ignoring feedback
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) envying others (b) practising hard skills (c) avoiding challenges (d) ignoring feedback
5. 5.True or false: “envying others” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) giving up quickly (c) envying others (d) asking for help early
7. 7.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I practise, I will get better.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
8. 8.True or false: “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “sticking to easy tasks” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎨 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.”
11. 11.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) envying others (b) enjoying challenges (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) ignoring feedback
12. 12.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) effort is useless (b) talent is fixed (c) skills grow with effort (d) smart is born
13. 13.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) yet (b) ever (c) never (d) again
14. 14.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: avoiding challenges? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
15. 15.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: praising effort? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
17. 17.True or false: “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Feedback is an attack on me.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
19. 19.True or false: “avoiding challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: hiding your mistakes? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
21. 21.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I am just not a maths person.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
22. 22.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I will ask for help and try again.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) practising hard skills (d) learning from feedback
24. 24.True or false: “envying others” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “Hard work helps me improve.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “Feedback is an attack on me.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring feedback (b) enjoying challenges (c) praising effort (d) learning from feedback
28. 28.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You are a genius!” (b) “You were born smart.” (c) “It’s easy for you.” (d) “You worked so hard!”
29. 29.True or false: “Hard work helps me improve.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
31. 31.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “She is just born talented.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
32. 32.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) enjoying challenges (b) asking for help early (c) learning from feedback (d) hiding your mistakes
33. 33.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I am not smart.” (b) “I need a new plan.” (c) “I will practise more.” (d) “I’ll ask for help.”
34. 34.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “asking for help early” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
40. 40.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True

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