Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 452 · 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) practising hard skills (b) learning from feedback (c) envying others (d) asking for help early
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring feedback (b) enjoying challenges (c) praising effort (d) learning from feedback
3. 3.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) envying others (b) giving up quickly (c) trying new strategies (d) hiding your mistakes
4. 4.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up quickly (b) trying new strategies (c) ignoring feedback (d) sticking to easy tasks
6. 6.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I’ll ask for help.” (b) “I need a new plan.” (c) “I will practise more.” (d) “I am not smart.”
8. 8.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Feedback is an attack on me.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
9. 9.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: sticking to easy tasks? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
10. 10.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) practising hard skills (b) trying new strategies (c) enjoying challenges (d) hiding your mistakes
11. 11.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
12. 12.True or false: “giving up quickly” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I am just not a maths person.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
14. 14.True or false: “Feedback is an attack on me.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
16. 16.True or false: “I only do what I’m already good at.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🏅 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!”
18. 18.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) avoiding challenges (b) hiding your mistakes (c) asking for help early (d) envying others
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) avoiding challenges (b) ignoring feedback (c) learning from feedback (d) sticking to easy tasks
21. 21.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I practise, I will get better.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
22. 22.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) again (b) ever (c) never (d) yet
23. 23.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: giving up quickly? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
24. 24.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising effort (b) trying new strategies (c) asking for help early (d) hiding your mistakes
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up quickly (b) trying new strategies (c) praising effort (d) practising hard skills
29. 29.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) practising hard skills (b) enjoying challenges (c) asking for help early (d) sticking to easy tasks
30. 30.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Hard work helps me improve.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
31. 31.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) ignoring feedback (b) practising hard skills (c) asking for help early (d) praising effort
32. 32.True or false: “learning from feedback” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: hiding your mistakes? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
34. 34.True or false: “learning from feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying new strategies (b) praising effort (c) envying others (d) asking for help early
36. 36.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: enjoying challenges? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
37. 37.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: praising effort? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
38. 38.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “She is just born talented.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
39. 39.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False

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