Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 403 · 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) sticking to easy tasks (b) praising effort (c) hiding your mistakes (d) avoiding challenges
2. 2.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: avoiding challenges? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
4. 4.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Let me try a different way.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
5. 5.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I only do what I’m already good at.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
6. 6.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
7. 7.True or false: “giving up quickly” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “I’ll never draw well.” (b) “Drawing is silly.” (c) “I can learn from her.” (d) “She is just lucky.”
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) giving up quickly (d) learning from feedback
10. 10.True or false: “asking for help early” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “practising hard skills” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🏅 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!”
14. 14.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Hard work helps me improve.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
15. 15.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) learning from feedback (b) giving up quickly (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) ignoring feedback
16. 16.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: praising effort? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) learning from feedback (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) practising hard skills
18. 18.True or false: “envying others” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I will ask for help and try again.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
21. 21.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) learning from feedback (b) trying new strategies (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) practising hard skills
22. 22.True or false: “I’ll never be good at drawing.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “learning from feedback” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “sticking to easy tasks” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) asking for help early (d) avoiding challenges
26. 26.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
27. 27.True or false: “I only do what I’m already good at.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) envying others (b) praising effort (c) enjoying challenges (d) practising hard skills
29. 29.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) avoiding challenges (b) hiding your mistakes (c) practising hard skills (d) ignoring feedback
31. 31.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising hard skills (b) enjoying challenges (c) giving up quickly (d) learning from feedback
33. 33.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Feedback is an attack on me.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
34. 34.True or false: “asking for help early” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “I’ll never be good at drawing.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I practise, I will get better.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
37. 37.True or false: “avoiding challenges” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: asking for help early? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
39. 39.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) enjoying challenges (b) learning from feedback (c) hiding your mistakes (d) praising effort
40. 40.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) effort is useless (b) smart is born (c) talent is fixed (d) skills grow with effort

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