Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 490 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) learning from feedback (b) envying others (c) trying new strategies (d) practising hard skills
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) praising effort (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) avoiding challenges
3. 3.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: trying new strategies? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
4. 4.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) envying others (b) practising hard skills (c) enjoying challenges (d) learning from feedback
5. 5.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: sticking to easy tasks? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
6. 6.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
7. 7.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: enjoying challenges? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
8. 8.True or false: “praising effort” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “She is just born talented.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: giving up quickly? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
11. 11.True or false: “I only do what I’m already good at.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) never (b) again (c) ever (d) yet
13. 13.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) avoiding challenges (c) ignoring feedback (d) hiding your mistakes
15. 15.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) praising effort (b) hiding your mistakes (c) envying others (d) avoiding challenges
16. 16.True or false: “She is just born talented.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “practising hard skills” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “ignoring feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I am just not a maths person.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
22. 22.True or false: “praising effort” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Hard work helps me improve.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
24. 24.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I practise, I will get better.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning from feedback (b) hiding your mistakes (c) enjoying challenges (d) practising hard skills
26. 26.True or false: “Hard work helps me improve.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “I will ask for help and try again.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) ignoring feedback (c) trying new strategies (d) avoiding challenges
30. 30.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: hiding your mistakes? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
31. 31.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You were born smart.” (b) “It’s easy for you.” (c) “You are a genius!” (d) “You worked so hard!”
32. 32.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) giving up quickly (b) trying new strategies (c) ignoring feedback (d) envying others
33. 33.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Let me try a different way.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
34. 34.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “Drawing is silly.” (b) “I’ll never draw well.” (c) “I can learn from her.” (d) “She is just lucky.”
35. 35.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) ignoring feedback (b) envying others (c) learning from feedback (d) sticking to easy tasks
36. 36.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
37. 37.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I am not smart.” (b) “I will practise more.” (c) “I’ll ask for help.” (d) “I need a new plan.”
38. 38.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: asking for help early? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying new strategies (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) enjoying challenges (d) praising effort
40. 40.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “She is just born talented.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset

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