Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 471 · 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.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I will practise more.” (b) “I’ll ask for help.” (c) “I need a new plan.” (d) “I am not smart.”
3. 3.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I am just not a maths person.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
4. 4.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “learning from feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “sticking to easy tasks” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) avoiding challenges (b) trying new strategies (c) envying others (d) giving up quickly
10. 10.True or false: “asking for help early” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up quickly (b) practising hard skills (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) avoiding challenges
12. 12.True or false: “Let me try a different way.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) ignoring feedback (b) hiding your mistakes (c) envying others (d) asking for help early
14. 14.True or false: “I only do what I’m already good at.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “ignoring feedback” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I practise, I will get better.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
17. 17.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) avoiding challenges (b) learning from feedback (c) practising hard skills (d) enjoying challenges
18. 18.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Feedback is an attack on me.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
19. 19.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
20. 20.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) praising effort (b) enjoying challenges (c) trying new strategies (d) giving up quickly
21. 21.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) avoiding challenges (b) praising effort (c) envying others (d) ignoring feedback
22. 22.True or false: “I’ll never be good at drawing.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Let me try a different way.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
24. 24.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) ever (b) never (c) again (d) yet
26. 26.True or false: “giving up quickly” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) smart is born (b) skills grow with effort (c) effort is useless (d) talent is fixed
28. 28.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Hard work helps me improve.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
29. 29.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
30. 30.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning from feedback (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) asking for help early (d) praising effort
32. 32.True or false: “sticking to easy tasks” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: avoiding challenges? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
34. 34.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “She is just born talented.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “praising effort” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) envying others (b) giving up quickly (c) avoiding challenges (d) praising effort
39. 39.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) enjoying challenges (b) avoiding challenges (c) ignoring feedback (d) giving up quickly

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