Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 415 · 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 mindset or fixed mindset? “Hard work helps me improve.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
2. 2.True or false: “giving up quickly” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “I’ll never draw well.” (b) “Drawing is silly.” (c) “She is just lucky.” (d) “I can learn from her.”
4. 4.True or false: “She is just born talented.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: enjoying challenges? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
7. 7.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) hiding your mistakes (c) giving up quickly (d) avoiding challenges
8. 8.True or false: “learning from feedback” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) enjoying challenges (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) learning from feedback (d) trying new strategies
10. 10.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Let me try a different way.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
11. 11.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) ignoring feedback (b) praising effort (c) learning from feedback (d) practising hard skills
12. 12.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) giving up quickly (b) praising effort (c) hiding your mistakes (d) envying others
13. 13.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
15. 15.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “Feedback is an attack on me.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) again (b) yet (c) never (d) ever
18. 18.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) practising hard skills (b) giving up quickly (c) trying new strategies (d) enjoying challenges
19. 19.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) ignoring feedback (b) practising hard skills (c) envying others (d) avoiding challenges
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) avoiding challenges (b) hiding your mistakes (c) trying new strategies (d) sticking to easy tasks
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help early (b) enjoying challenges (c) practising hard skills (d) sticking to easy tasks
22. 22.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: practising hard skills? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
23. 23.True or false: “sticking to easy tasks” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) praising effort (b) hiding your mistakes (c) practising hard skills (d) trying new strategies
25. 25.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You were born smart.” (b) “It’s easy for you.” (c) “You worked so hard!” (d) “You are a genius!”
26. 26.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: asking for help early? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
27. 27.📉 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.”
28. 28.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “She is just born talented.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) learning from feedback (c) envying others (d) practising hard skills
30. 30.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: trying new strategies? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
31. 31.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) smart is born (b) skills grow with effort (c) effort is useless (d) talent is fixed
32. 32.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I will ask for help and try again.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
33. 33.True or false: “learning from feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “envying others” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising hard skills (b) giving up quickly (c) learning from feedback (d) enjoying challenges
37. 37.True or false: “asking for help early” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “Hard work helps me improve.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “I’ll never be good at drawing.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: learning from feedback? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit

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