Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 473 · 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.🏅 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!”
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) envying others (b) learning from feedback (c) praising effort (d) asking for help early
3. 3.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “I can learn from her.” (b) “Drawing is silly.” (c) “She is just lucky.” (d) “I’ll never draw well.”
4. 4.True or false: “envying others” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: avoiding challenges? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
6. 6.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
7. 7.📉 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.”
8. 8.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: enjoying challenges? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
9. 9.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) practising hard skills (c) envying others (d) enjoying challenges
10. 10.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) giving up quickly (d) learning from feedback
11. 11.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) learning from feedback (c) praising effort (d) trying new strategies
12. 12.True or false: “ignoring feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “She is just born talented.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
14. 14.True or false: “avoiding challenges” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) praising effort (b) practising hard skills (c) giving up quickly (d) asking for help early
16. 16.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
17. 17.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I am just not a maths person.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
18. 18.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: envying others? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
19. 19.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
20. 20.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Let me try a different way.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
21. 21.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: hiding your mistakes? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
22. 22.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) enjoying challenges (c) ignoring feedback (d) asking for help early
24. 24.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) avoiding challenges (b) trying new strategies (c) praising effort (d) learning from feedback
26. 26.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: ignoring feedback? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
27. 27.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I’ll never be good at drawing.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) avoiding challenges (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) giving up quickly (d) learning from feedback
29. 29.True or false: “She is just born talented.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) skills grow with effort (b) talent is fixed (c) effort is useless (d) smart is born
31. 31.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) envying others (b) trying new strategies (c) avoiding challenges (d) sticking to easy tasks
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring feedback (b) giving up quickly (c) asking for help early (d) sticking to easy tasks
34. 34.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) praising effort (b) avoiding challenges (c) enjoying challenges (d) trying new strategies
35. 35.True or false: “Let me try a different way.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring feedback (b) practising hard skills (c) asking for help early (d) trying new strategies
37. 37.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) envying others (c) hiding your mistakes (d) avoiding challenges
38. 38.True or false: “asking for help early” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False

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