Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 46 · 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: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “I’ll never be good at drawing.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “She is just born talented.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
4. 4.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) ever (b) never (c) again (d) yet
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) practising hard skills (c) avoiding challenges (d) trying new strategies
6. 6.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: ignoring feedback? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
7. 7.True or false: “Feedback is an attack on me.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning from feedback (b) asking for help early (c) praising effort (d) giving up quickly
10. 10.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) ignoring feedback (b) practising hard skills (c) envying others (d) sticking to easy tasks
11. 11.True or false: “ignoring feedback” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I will ask for help and try again.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
13. 13.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Feedback is an attack on me.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
14. 14.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: trying new strategies? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
15. 15.True or false: “sticking to easy tasks” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “I’ll never be good at drawing.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
19. 19.True or false: “avoiding challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “I only do what I’m already good at.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) envying others (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) learning from feedback (d) giving up quickly
22. 22.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: hiding your mistakes? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
23. 23.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I am just not a maths person.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
25. 25.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) asking for help early (b) giving up quickly (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) avoiding challenges
26. 26.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
27. 27.True or false: “learning from feedback” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) practising hard skills (b) learning from feedback (c) avoiding challenges (d) praising effort
29. 29.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: avoiding challenges? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
30. 30.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) effort is useless (b) smart is born (c) talent is fixed (d) skills grow with effort
31. 31.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) asking for help early (c) envying others (d) praising effort
32. 32.True or false: “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: giving up quickly? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
34. 34.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: sticking to easy tasks? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
35. 35.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You were born smart.” (b) “You worked so hard!” (c) “It’s easy for you.” (d) “You are a genius!”
36. 36.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “She is just born talented.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “She is just lucky.” (b) “Drawing is silly.” (c) “I can learn from her.” (d) “I’ll never draw well.”
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) learning from feedback (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) trying new strategies
40. 40.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) learning from feedback (b) enjoying challenges (c) praising effort (d) hiding your mistakes

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