Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 45 · 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: “Let me try a different way.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “It’s easy for you.” (b) “You worked so hard!” (c) “You were born smart.” (d) “You are a genius!”
3. 3.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring feedback (b) learning from feedback (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) avoiding challenges
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help early (b) avoiding challenges (c) hiding your mistakes (d) envying others
6. 6.True or false: “Hard work helps me improve.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: giving up quickly? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
9. 9.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) ever (b) again (c) never (d) yet
10. 10.True or false: “She is just born talented.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) learning from feedback (b) trying new strategies (c) practising hard skills (d) giving up quickly
12. 12.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
13. 13.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Hard work helps me improve.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
14. 14.True or false: “envying others” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “ignoring feedback” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) skills grow with effort (b) smart is born (c) effort is useless (d) talent is fixed
17. 17.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I’ll never be good at drawing.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
18. 18.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: trying new strategies? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
20. 20.True or false: “I’ll never be good at drawing.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “I’ll never draw well.” (b) “She is just lucky.” (c) “I can learn from her.” (d) “Drawing is silly.”
22. 22.True or false: “avoiding challenges” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “She is just born talented.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
24. 24.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I need a new plan.” (b) “I’ll ask for help.” (c) “I am not smart.” (d) “I will practise more.”
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning from feedback (b) enjoying challenges (c) trying new strategies (d) envying others
26. 26.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) trying new strategies (c) avoiding challenges (d) hiding your mistakes
27. 27.True or false: “Let me try a different way.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: envying others? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
29. 29.True or false: “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: praising effort? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
31. 31.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Feedback is an attack on me.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
32. 32.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: avoiding challenges? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
33. 33.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) asking for help early (b) learning from feedback (c) ignoring feedback (d) trying new strategies
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying new strategies (b) enjoying challenges (c) practising hard skills (d) giving up quickly
35. 35.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “praising effort” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: ignoring feedback? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
38. 38.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I am just not a maths person.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
39. 39.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Feedback is an attack on me.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True

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