Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 426 · 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: “trying new strategies” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
3. 3.True or false: “practising hard skills” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
5. 5.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I am just not a maths person.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
6. 6.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “envying others” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising hard skills (b) trying new strategies (c) asking for help early (d) envying others
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising effort (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) avoiding challenges (d) giving up quickly
10. 10.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “Drawing is silly.” (b) “I can learn from her.” (c) “She is just lucky.” (d) “I’ll never draw well.”
11. 11.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: envying others? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
12. 12.True or false: “avoiding challenges” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) ignoring feedback (b) hiding your mistakes (c) giving up quickly (d) learning from feedback
14. 14.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
15. 15.True or false: “learning from feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I only do what I’m already good at.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
17. 17.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: avoiding challenges? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
18. 18.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: giving up quickly? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
19. 19.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Let me try a different way.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
20. 20.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) effort is useless (b) skills grow with effort (c) talent is fixed (d) smart is born
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) giving up quickly (c) avoiding challenges (d) enjoying challenges
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising hard skills (b) ignoring feedback (c) enjoying challenges (d) praising effort
23. 23.🏅 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!”
24. 24.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I will practise more.” (b) “I’ll ask for help.” (c) “I need a new plan.” (d) “I am not smart.”
25. 25.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) giving up quickly (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) avoiding challenges (d) practising hard skills
26. 26.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “Let me try a different way.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “sticking to easy tasks” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “sticking to easy tasks” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “asking for help early” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: sticking to easy tasks? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up quickly (b) ignoring feedback (c) hiding your mistakes (d) asking for help early
33. 33.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I practise, I will get better.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
34. 34.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) never (b) again (c) ever (d) yet
35. 35.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) giving up quickly (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) avoiding challenges
37. 37.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: hiding your mistakes? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
38. 38.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “She is just born talented.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) giving up quickly (b) trying new strategies (c) praising effort (d) enjoying challenges

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