Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 455 · 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: trying new strategies? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
2. 2.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: asking for help early? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
3. 3.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: ignoring feedback? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
4. 4.True or false: “practising hard skills” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “I will ask for help and try again.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I am just not a maths person.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
7. 7.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
8. 8.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Hard work helps me improve.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
9. 9.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: enjoying challenges? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
10. 10.True or false: “I will ask for help and try again.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Feedback is an attack on me.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
12. 12.True or false: “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a fixed-mindset habit. (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.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) giving up quickly (b) ignoring feedback (c) hiding your mistakes (d) learning from feedback
17. 17.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You were born smart.” (b) “You are a genius!” (c) “It’s easy for you.” (d) “You worked so hard!”
18. 18.True or false: “I only do what I’m already good at.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📉 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.”
20. 20.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) avoiding challenges (b) giving up quickly (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) asking for help early
21. 21.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
22. 22.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) yet (b) ever (c) never (d) again
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising effort (b) giving up quickly (c) avoiding challenges (d) sticking to easy tasks
24. 24.True or false: “Let me try a different way.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I practise, I will get better.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
26. 26.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “I can learn from her.” (b) “I’ll never draw well.” (c) “Drawing is silly.” (d) “She is just lucky.”
27. 27.True or false: “Let me try a different way.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “Hard work helps me improve.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising effort (b) asking for help early (c) hiding your mistakes (d) learning from feedback
30. 30.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) ignoring feedback (c) praising effort (d) enjoying challenges
31. 31.True or false: “giving up quickly” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) envying others (b) learning from feedback (c) enjoying challenges (d) asking for help early
33. 33.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: sticking to easy tasks? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
34. 34.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: practising hard skills? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
36. 36.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) effort is useless (b) talent is fixed (c) smart is born (d) skills grow with effort
37. 37.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) ignoring feedback (c) praising effort (d) sticking to easy tasks
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying new strategies (b) giving up quickly (c) ignoring feedback (d) hiding your mistakes
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.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False

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