Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 504 · 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: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🏅 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!”
3. 3.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: learning from feedback? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
4. 4.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) giving up quickly (c) envying others (d) practising hard skills
5. 5.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “Drawing is silly.” (b) “I can learn from her.” (c) “She is just lucky.” (d) “I’ll never draw well.”
6. 6.True or false: “sticking to easy tasks” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: asking for help early? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring feedback (b) enjoying challenges (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) envying others
9. 9.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: ignoring feedback? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
11. 11.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: trying new strategies? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
12. 12.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) never (b) again (c) ever (d) yet
14. 14.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I am just not a maths person.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
15. 15.True or false: “I’ll never be good at drawing.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up quickly (b) hiding your mistakes (c) avoiding challenges (d) trying new strategies
18. 18.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) giving up quickly (b) praising effort (c) avoiding challenges (d) envying others
19. 19.True or false: “practising hard skills” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: avoiding challenges? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
21. 21.True or false: “I only do what I’m already good at.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
23. 23.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I practise, I will get better.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
24. 24.True or false: “learning from feedback” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
26. 26.True or false: “I will ask for help and try again.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) avoiding challenges (b) envying others (c) practising hard skills (d) giving up quickly
28. 28.True or false: “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “ignoring feedback” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “learning from feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “She is just born talented.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I will ask for help and try again.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
33. 33.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I need a new plan.” (b) “I’ll ask for help.” (c) “I am not smart.” (d) “I will practise more.”
34. 34.True or false: “I’ll never be good at drawing.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) learning from feedback (b) avoiding challenges (c) ignoring feedback (d) hiding your mistakes
36. 36.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: sticking to easy tasks? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
37. 37.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) ignoring feedback (c) enjoying challenges (d) envying others
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help early (b) envying others (c) learning from feedback (d) praising effort
39. 39.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Feedback is an attack on me.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
40. 40.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: giving up quickly? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit

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