Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 430 · 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 growth-mindset habit? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) asking for help early (c) giving up quickly (d) hiding your mistakes
2. 2.True or false: “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
4. 4.True or false: “Let me try a different way.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: avoiding challenges? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
6. 6.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
8. 8.True or false: “She is just born talented.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: enjoying challenges? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
10. 10.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: practising hard skills? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) avoiding challenges (b) learning from feedback (c) trying new strategies (d) praising effort
12. 12.True or false: “I only do what I’m already good at.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) hiding your mistakes (c) enjoying challenges (d) ignoring feedback
18. 18.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: trying new strategies? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
19. 19.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: asking for help early? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
20. 20.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You worked so hard!” (b) “You were born smart.” (c) “You are a genius!” (d) “It’s easy for you.”
21. 21.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) giving up quickly (c) avoiding challenges (d) enjoying challenges
22. 22.True or false: “Hard work helps me improve.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) effort is useless (b) talent is fixed (c) smart is born (d) skills grow with effort
24. 24.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) giving up quickly (b) envying others (c) avoiding challenges (d) trying new strategies
25. 25.True or false: “I only do what I’m already good at.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I’ll never be good at drawing.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
27. 27.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I need a new plan.” (b) “I will practise more.” (c) “I’ll ask for help.” (d) “I am not smart.”
28. 28.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising effort (b) asking for help early (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) enjoying challenges
30. 30.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) ignoring feedback (c) learning from feedback (d) hiding your mistakes
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising hard skills (b) enjoying challenges (c) giving up quickly (d) learning from feedback
32. 32.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “I can learn from her.” (b) “She is just lucky.” (c) “Drawing is silly.” (d) “I’ll never draw well.”
33. 33.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) ignoring feedback (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) practising hard skills (d) hiding your mistakes
34. 34.True or false: “asking for help early” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) asking for help early (c) trying new strategies (d) envying others
36. 36.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: envying others? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
37. 37.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) again (b) never (c) ever (d) yet
38. 38.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) enjoying challenges (c) asking for help early (d) ignoring feedback
40. 40.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I will ask for help and try again.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset

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