Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 43 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) practising hard skills (b) learning from feedback (c) hiding your mistakes (d) trying new strategies
2. 2.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
3. 3.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Hard work helps me improve.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
4. 4.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
5. 5.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I’ll ask for help.” (b) “I am not smart.” (c) “I will practise more.” (d) “I need a new plan.”
6. 6.True or false: “praising effort” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help early (b) trying new strategies (c) envying others (d) praising effort
8. 8.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: sticking to easy tasks? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
9. 9.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “She is just born talented.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning from feedback (b) avoiding challenges (c) envying others (d) giving up quickly
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) envying others (b) ignoring feedback (c) giving up quickly (d) asking for help early
12. 12.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: enjoying challenges? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying new strategies (b) practising hard skills (c) learning from feedback (d) avoiding challenges
14. 14.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Feedback is an attack on me.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
15. 15.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
16. 16.True or false: “envying others” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) practising hard skills (d) trying new strategies
19. 19.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) practising hard skills (b) ignoring feedback (c) learning from feedback (d) enjoying challenges
20. 20.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) ever (b) again (c) never (d) yet
23. 23.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I only do what I’m already good at.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
24. 24.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) skills grow with effort (b) smart is born (c) effort is useless (d) talent is fixed
25. 25.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You worked so hard!” (b) “It’s easy for you.” (c) “You are a genius!” (d) “You were born smart.”
26. 26.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “Let me try a different way.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I practise, I will get better.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) envying others (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) avoiding challenges
35. 35.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
36. 36.True or false: “learning from feedback” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “avoiding challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) avoiding challenges (b) hiding your mistakes (c) praising effort (d) sticking to easy tasks
39. 39.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: praising effort? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit

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