Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 460 · 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: hiding your mistakes? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
2. 2.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “It’s easy for you.” (b) “You were born smart.” (c) “You worked so hard!” (d) “You are a genius!”
4. 4.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “asking for help early” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) avoiding challenges (c) asking for help early (d) giving up quickly
7. 7.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: avoiding challenges? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
8. 8.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: ignoring feedback? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
9. 9.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “She is just born talented.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
10. 10.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Let me try a different way.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
11. 11.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) envying others (b) avoiding challenges (c) trying new strategies (d) hiding your mistakes
12. 12.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) ever (b) never (c) yet (d) again
13. 13.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I practise, I will get better.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
14. 14.True or false: “learning from feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I will ask for help and try again.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
17. 17.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “Drawing is silly.” (b) “She is just lucky.” (c) “I can learn from her.” (d) “I’ll never draw well.”
18. 18.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) smart is born (b) skills grow with effort (c) effort is useless (d) talent is fixed
20. 20.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) ignoring feedback (b) praising effort (c) enjoying challenges (d) trying new strategies
21. 21.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: enjoying challenges? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
22. 22.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Hard work helps me improve.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
23. 23.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
24. 24.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
25. 25.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “Let me try a different way.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
28. 28.True or false: “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “practising hard skills” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “Hard work helps me improve.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying new strategies (b) giving up quickly (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) ignoring feedback
32. 32.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I am not smart.” (b) “I need a new plan.” (c) “I will practise more.” (d) “I’ll ask for help.”
33. 33.True or false: “ignoring feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) praising effort (b) asking for help early (c) hiding your mistakes (d) enjoying challenges
35. 35.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I am just not a maths person.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
36. 36.True or false: “practising hard skills” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “envying others” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: asking for help early? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
39. 39.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) practising hard skills (b) asking for help early (c) avoiding challenges (d) enjoying challenges
40. 40.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: trying new strategies? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit

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