Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 466 · 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.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I’ll ask for help.” (b) “I am not smart.” (c) “I will practise more.” (d) “I need a new plan.”
2. 2.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I am just not a maths person.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
4. 4.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: enjoying challenges? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help early (b) ignoring feedback (c) learning from feedback (d) praising effort
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising hard skills (b) trying new strategies (c) envying others (d) asking for help early
7. 7.True or false: “Let me try a different way.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: envying others? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
9. 9.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) asking for help early (b) giving up quickly (c) avoiding challenges (d) sticking to easy tasks
10. 10.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) envying others (c) ignoring feedback (d) hiding your mistakes
11. 11.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) enjoying challenges (b) praising effort (c) envying others (d) learning from feedback
12. 12.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You are a genius!” (b) “You worked so hard!” (c) “It’s easy for you.” (d) “You were born smart.”
13. 13.True or false: “praising effort” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) praising effort (b) learning from feedback (c) asking for help early (d) ignoring feedback
15. 15.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: learning from feedback? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
16. 16.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: ignoring feedback? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
17. 17.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) learning from feedback (c) asking for help early (d) giving up quickly
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) envying others (b) praising effort (c) giving up quickly (d) avoiding challenges
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring feedback (b) envying others (c) giving up quickly (d) learning from feedback
20. 20.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “Hard work helps me improve.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) avoiding challenges (b) hiding your mistakes (c) envying others (d) asking for help early
23. 23.True or false: “learning from feedback” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “She is just born talented.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
25. 25.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) skills grow with effort (b) smart is born (c) effort is useless (d) talent is fixed
26. 26.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: praising effort? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning from feedback (b) avoiding challenges (c) enjoying challenges (d) praising effort
28. 28.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying new strategies (b) envying others (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) ignoring feedback
31. 31.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I only do what I’m already good at.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
32. 32.True or false: “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “asking for help early” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “Let me try a different way.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “envying others” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: trying new strategies? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
37. 37.True or false: “I only do what I’m already good at.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I’ll never be good at drawing.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
40. 40.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I will ask for help and try again.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset

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