Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 432 · 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) asking for help early (b) trying new strategies (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) praising effort
2. 2.True or false: “I’ll never be good at drawing.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring feedback (b) practising hard skills (c) trying new strategies (d) asking for help early
4. 4.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I am just not a maths person.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
5. 5.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) praising effort (b) enjoying challenges (c) ignoring feedback (d) asking for help early
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) trying new strategies (c) avoiding challenges (d) ignoring feedback
7. 7.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising effort (b) enjoying challenges (c) learning from feedback (d) envying others
9. 9.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) hiding your mistakes (c) practising hard skills (d) praising effort
10. 10.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
11. 11.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I will ask for help and try again.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
12. 12.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) enjoying challenges (d) ignoring feedback
13. 13.True or false: “giving up quickly” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📉 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.”
15. 15.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) giving up quickly (b) praising effort (c) hiding your mistakes (d) avoiding challenges
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying new strategies (b) hiding your mistakes (c) practising hard skills (d) asking for help early
17. 17.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Hard work helps me improve.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
18. 18.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I only do what I’m already good at.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
19. 19.True or false: “I’ll never be good at drawing.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) again (b) yet (c) never (d) ever
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) learning from feedback (c) giving up quickly (d) practising hard skills
22. 22.True or false: “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Feedback is an attack on me.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
24. 24.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) effort is useless (b) skills grow with effort (c) talent is fixed (d) smart is born
25. 25.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) learning from feedback (b) trying new strategies (c) giving up quickly (d) praising effort
26. 26.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Let me try a different way.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
27. 27.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “Hard work helps me improve.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Hard work helps me improve.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “asking for help early” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “practising hard skills” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: sticking to easy tasks? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
34. 34.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: enjoying challenges? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
35. 35.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
36. 36.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: hiding your mistakes? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
37. 37.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You worked so hard!” (b) “It’s easy for you.” (c) “You were born smart.” (d) “You are a genius!”
38. 38.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
40. 40.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: ignoring feedback? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit

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