Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 500 · 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: “She is just born talented.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: praising effort? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) envying others (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) hiding your mistakes (d) enjoying challenges
4. 4.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) trying new strategies (d) envying others
5. 5.True or false: “asking for help early” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I need a new plan.” (b) “I am not smart.” (c) “I’ll ask for help.” (d) “I will practise more.”
7. 7.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: trying new strategies? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
8. 8.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I will ask for help and try again.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) avoiding challenges (c) practising hard skills (d) envying others
10. 10.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) yet (b) ever (c) never (d) again
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help early (b) hiding your mistakes (c) envying others (d) ignoring feedback
13. 13.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) practising hard skills (c) learning from feedback (d) asking for help early
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) enjoying challenges (c) practising hard skills (d) praising effort
15. 15.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: enjoying challenges? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
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 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!”
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning from feedback (b) ignoring feedback (c) avoiding challenges (d) giving up quickly
19. 19.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: avoiding challenges? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
20. 20.🎨 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.”
21. 21.True or false: “avoiding challenges” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) avoiding challenges (b) asking for help early (c) practising hard skills (d) trying new strategies
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) envying others (b) trying new strategies (c) enjoying challenges (d) asking for help early
24. 24.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
25. 25.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
26. 26.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) practising hard skills (b) enjoying challenges (c) avoiding challenges (d) asking for help early
28. 28.True or false: “ignoring feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
31. 31.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
32. 32.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “I will ask for help and try again.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: asking for help early? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
35. 35.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) praising effort (b) learning from feedback (c) asking for help early (d) ignoring feedback
36. 36.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “She is just born talented.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising hard skills (b) ignoring feedback (c) trying new strategies (d) enjoying challenges
38. 38.True or false: “Hard work helps me improve.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “I only do what I’m already good at.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I practise, I will get better.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset

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