Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 483 · 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.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “I can learn from her.” (b) “I’ll never draw well.” (c) “She is just lucky.” (d) “Drawing is silly.”
2. 2.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) asking for help early (b) trying new strategies (c) praising effort (d) avoiding challenges
3. 3.True or false: “practising hard skills” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I am just not a maths person.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
5. 5.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) learning from feedback (b) trying new strategies (c) giving up quickly (d) praising effort
6. 6.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) giving up quickly (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) asking for help early (d) avoiding challenges
7. 7.True or false: “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📉 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.”
9. 9.True or false: “Let me try a different way.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) trying new strategies (c) praising effort (d) hiding your mistakes
11. 11.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) envying others (d) praising effort
12. 12.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “She is just born talented.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
13. 13.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) trying new strategies (c) envying others (d) sticking to easy tasks
14. 14.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) asking for help early (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) practising hard skills (d) enjoying challenges
16. 16.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I only do what I’m already good at.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
17. 17.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) enjoying challenges (b) envying others (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) giving up quickly
18. 18.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
19. 19.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: enjoying challenges? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
20. 20.True or false: “envying others” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “praising effort” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: trying new strategies? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
23. 23.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I will ask for help and try again.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying new strategies (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) enjoying challenges (d) asking for help early
26. 26.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
27. 27.True or false: “ignoring feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up quickly (b) praising effort (c) envying others (d) avoiding challenges
29. 29.True or false: “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) trying new strategies (c) enjoying challenges (d) asking for help early
32. 32.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
33. 33.True or false: “I only do what I’m already good at.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: praising effort? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
36. 36.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You were born smart.” (b) “You are a genius!” (c) “You worked so hard!” (d) “It’s easy for you.”
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up quickly (b) enjoying challenges (c) avoiding challenges (d) envying others
38. 38.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) talent is fixed (b) skills grow with effort (c) effort is useless (d) smart is born
39. 39.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Let me try a different way.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
40. 40.True or false: “practising hard skills” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True

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