Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 453 · 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.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: giving up quickly? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
2. 2.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) praising effort (b) giving up quickly (c) ignoring feedback (d) envying others
3. 3.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
4. 4.True or false: “Hard work helps me improve.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning from feedback (b) praising effort (c) envying others (d) enjoying challenges
6. 6.True or false: “avoiding challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: asking for help early? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
9. 9.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You were born smart.” (b) “It’s easy for you.” (c) “You are a genius!” (d) “You worked so hard!”
10. 10.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Hard work helps me improve.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
11. 11.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: ignoring feedback? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
12. 12.True or false: “ignoring feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “Drawing is silly.” (b) “I’ll never draw well.” (c) “I can learn from her.” (d) “She is just lucky.”
14. 14.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: avoiding challenges? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
15. 15.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) giving up quickly (b) enjoying challenges (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) envying others
16. 16.True or false: “sticking to easy tasks” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “giving up quickly” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) ever (b) again (c) never (d) yet
19. 19.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) practising hard skills (b) learning from feedback (c) asking for help early (d) envying others
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring feedback (b) practising hard skills (c) learning from feedback (d) praising effort
21. 21.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: learning from feedback? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
22. 22.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) asking for help early (b) praising effort (c) avoiding challenges (d) enjoying challenges
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising hard skills (b) hiding your mistakes (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) avoiding challenges
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) avoiding challenges (b) learning from feedback (c) praising effort (d) enjoying challenges
26. 26.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) avoiding challenges (b) learning from feedback (c) ignoring feedback (d) sticking to easy tasks
27. 27.True or false: “I only do what I’m already good at.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) giving up quickly (b) enjoying challenges (c) practising hard skills (d) asking for help early
29. 29.True or false: “giving up quickly” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “I will ask for help and try again.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I am just not a maths person.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help early (b) giving up quickly (c) trying new strategies (d) enjoying challenges
34. 34.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) giving up quickly (c) hiding your mistakes (d) ignoring feedback
35. 35.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) skills grow with effort (b) smart is born (c) effort is useless (d) talent is fixed
36. 36.True or false: “She is just born talented.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) praising effort (b) practising hard skills (c) learning from feedback (d) sticking to easy tasks
39. 39.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “asking for help early” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True

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