Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 422 · 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.True or false: “sticking to easy tasks” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up quickly (b) practising hard skills (c) praising effort (d) trying new strategies
3. 3.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) asking for help early (b) trying new strategies (c) learning from feedback (d) ignoring feedback
4. 4.True or false: “learning from feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) effort is useless (b) smart is born (c) skills grow with effort (d) talent is fixed
6. 6.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Let me try a different way.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
8. 8.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I will practise more.” (b) “I need a new plan.” (c) “I’ll ask for help.” (d) “I am not smart.”
9. 9.True or false: “Hard work helps me improve.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: sticking to easy tasks? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
12. 12.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You worked so hard!” (b) “You were born smart.” (c) “It’s easy for you.” (d) “You are a genius!”
13. 13.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) enjoying challenges (b) trying new strategies (c) learning from feedback (d) avoiding challenges
14. 14.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: envying others? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
15. 15.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) never (b) ever (c) yet (d) again
16. 16.True or false: “giving up quickly” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I practise, I will get better.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
18. 18.True or false: “She is just born talented.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) avoiding challenges (b) envying others (c) enjoying challenges (d) hiding your mistakes
21. 21.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “She is just born talented.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
22. 22.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: praising effort? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
23. 23.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
24. 24.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: ignoring feedback? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning from feedback (b) avoiding challenges (c) asking for help early (d) enjoying challenges
26. 26.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) practising hard skills (c) enjoying challenges (d) asking for help early
27. 27.True or false: “envying others” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “avoiding challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “I can learn from her.” (b) “I’ll never draw well.” (c) “She is just lucky.” (d) “Drawing is silly.”
32. 32.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) avoiding challenges (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) praising effort (d) giving up quickly
33. 33.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) envying others (b) enjoying challenges (c) avoiding challenges (d) hiding your mistakes
34. 34.True or false: “practising hard skills” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring feedback (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) asking for help early (d) envying others
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) enjoying challenges (c) asking for help early (d) practising hard skills
37. 37.True or false: “Let me try a different way.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False

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