Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 493 · 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.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
3. 3.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “ignoring feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “I’ll never draw well.” (b) “She is just lucky.” (c) “Drawing is silly.” (d) “I can learn from her.”
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) avoiding challenges (c) giving up quickly (d) ignoring feedback
7. 7.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help early (b) hiding your mistakes (c) enjoying challenges (d) praising effort
9. 9.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) avoiding challenges (c) hiding your mistakes (d) praising effort
10. 10.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) enjoying challenges (b) asking for help early (c) learning from feedback (d) avoiding challenges
11. 11.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) enjoying challenges (d) learning from feedback
12. 12.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I practise, I will get better.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help early (b) praising effort (c) practising hard skills (d) giving up quickly
14. 14.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: hiding your mistakes? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
15. 15.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I need a new plan.” (b) “I am not smart.” (c) “I will practise more.” (d) “I’ll ask for help.”
16. 16.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You worked so hard!” (b) “You are a genius!” (c) “It’s easy for you.” (d) “You were born smart.”
19. 19.True or false: “I only do what I’m already good at.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up quickly (b) trying new strategies (c) hiding your mistakes (d) ignoring feedback
21. 21.True or false: “She is just born talented.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
23. 23.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
24. 24.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Feedback is an attack on me.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
25. 25.True or false: “practising hard skills” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) ignoring feedback (c) asking for help early (d) praising effort
27. 27.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising hard skills (b) ignoring feedback (c) giving up quickly (d) envying others
29. 29.True or false: “praising effort” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up quickly (b) asking for help early (c) ignoring feedback (d) avoiding challenges
33. 33.True or false: “learning from feedback” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) giving up quickly (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) avoiding challenges (d) practising hard skills
36. 36.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
37. 37.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) skills grow with effort (b) smart is born (c) effort is useless (d) talent is fixed
38. 38.True or false: “Hard work helps me improve.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: sticking to easy tasks? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit

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