Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 42 · 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: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) practising hard skills (b) trying new strategies (c) asking for help early (d) avoiding challenges
5. 5.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
7. 7.True or false: “I’ll never be good at drawing.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “praising effort” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📉 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.”
10. 10.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) ever (b) again (c) yet (d) never
11. 11.True or false: “avoiding challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “learning from feedback” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) learning from feedback (c) enjoying challenges (d) practising hard skills
15. 15.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) avoiding challenges (b) giving up quickly (c) trying new strategies (d) ignoring feedback
16. 16.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
17. 17.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: avoiding challenges? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) avoiding challenges (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) praising effort
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) giving up quickly (c) trying new strategies (d) learning from feedback
20. 20.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Let me try a different way.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
21. 21.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You were born smart.” (b) “You worked so hard!” (c) “It’s easy for you.” (d) “You are a genius!”
23. 23.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: enjoying challenges? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
24. 24.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “sticking to easy tasks” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help early (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) praising effort (d) practising hard skills
27. 27.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
28. 28.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: learning from feedback? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
29. 29.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: praising effort? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
32. 32.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) practising hard skills (b) ignoring feedback (c) envying others (d) hiding your mistakes
33. 33.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
34. 34.True or false: “I only do what I’m already good at.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help early (b) practising hard skills (c) enjoying challenges (d) avoiding challenges
36. 36.True or false: “asking for help early” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) practising hard skills (c) trying new strategies (d) learning from feedback
38. 38.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: envying others? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
39. 39.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Hard work helps me improve.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True

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