Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 421 · 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) learning from feedback (b) giving up quickly (c) enjoying challenges (d) praising effort
2. 2.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
3. 3.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I am not smart.” (b) “I’ll ask for help.” (c) “I will practise more.” (d) “I need a new plan.”
5. 5.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising effort (b) practising hard skills (c) enjoying challenges (d) giving up quickly
7. 7.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Hard work helps me improve.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising hard skills (b) asking for help early (c) praising effort (d) ignoring feedback
9. 9.True or false: “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up quickly (b) envying others (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) learning from feedback
11. 11.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
12. 12.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: trying new strategies? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
13. 13.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) practising hard skills (c) praising effort (d) asking for help early
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) envying others (b) avoiding challenges (c) enjoying challenges (d) hiding your mistakes
15. 15.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) again (b) ever (c) never (d) yet
16. 16.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: ignoring feedback? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
17. 17.True or false: “practising hard skills” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎨 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.”
19. 19.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Feedback is an attack on me.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
20. 20.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
22. 22.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) giving up quickly (b) ignoring feedback (c) enjoying challenges (d) sticking to easy tasks
23. 23.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: asking for help early? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
24. 24.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) ignoring feedback (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) envying others (d) trying new strategies
25. 25.True or false: “She is just born talented.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) enjoying challenges (c) trying new strategies (d) praising effort
27. 27.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) practising hard skills (b) asking for help early (c) praising effort (d) envying others
28. 28.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) hiding your mistakes (c) asking for help early (d) ignoring feedback
29. 29.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: praising effort? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising hard skills (b) hiding your mistakes (c) ignoring feedback (d) giving up quickly
31. 31.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: giving up quickly? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
32. 32.True or false: “Feedback is an attack on me.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “avoiding challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “Hard work helps me improve.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: learning from feedback? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
36. 36.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: practising hard skills? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
39. 39.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: enjoying challenges? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
40. 40.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You are a genius!” (b) “It’s easy for you.” (c) “You worked so hard!” (d) “You were born smart.”

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