Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 396 · 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) learning from feedback (b) praising effort (c) enjoying challenges (d) ignoring feedback
2. 2.True or false: “asking for help early” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) envying others (c) learning from feedback (d) giving up quickly
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising hard skills (b) avoiding challenges (c) envying others (d) sticking to easy tasks
5. 5.True or false: “Hard work helps me improve.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) asking for help early (b) enjoying challenges (c) practising hard skills (d) avoiding challenges
7. 7.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “I can learn from her.” (b) “She is just lucky.” (c) “Drawing is silly.” (d) “I’ll never draw well.”
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up quickly (b) praising effort (c) trying new strategies (d) asking for help early
9. 9.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) praising effort (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) trying new strategies (d) practising hard skills
11. 11.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I am just not a maths person.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
12. 12.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) avoiding challenges (c) giving up quickly (d) learning from feedback
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising effort (b) avoiding challenges (c) learning from feedback (d) enjoying challenges
14. 14.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) learning from feedback (b) praising effort (c) asking for help early (d) envying others
15. 15.📉 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.”
16. 16.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) avoiding challenges (c) asking for help early (d) sticking to easy tasks
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) enjoying challenges (c) asking for help early (d) trying new strategies
18. 18.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) effort is useless (b) talent is fixed (c) smart is born (d) skills grow with effort
19. 19.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Feedback is an attack on me.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
20. 20.True or false: “Let me try a different way.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “It’s easy for you.” (b) “You were born smart.” (c) “You worked so hard!” (d) “You are a genius!”
22. 22.True or false: “I only do what I’m already good at.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I’ll never be good at drawing.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) enjoying challenges (c) practising hard skills (d) asking for help early
25. 25.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) asking for help early (b) hiding your mistakes (c) practising hard skills (d) trying new strategies
26. 26.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
27. 27.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) never (b) yet (c) again (d) ever
28. 28.True or false: “ignoring feedback” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “She is just born talented.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “Let me try a different way.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I only do what I’m already good at.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help early (b) learning from feedback (c) practising hard skills (d) envying others
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up quickly (b) hiding your mistakes (c) avoiding challenges (d) enjoying challenges
36. 36.True or false: “learning from feedback” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) practising hard skills (c) giving up quickly (d) asking for help early
38. 38.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: trying new strategies? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
40. 40.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False

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