Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 509 · 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.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I practise, I will get better.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
2. 2.True or false: “giving up quickly” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “giving up quickly” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) avoiding challenges (b) practising hard skills (c) asking for help early (d) praising effort
6. 6.True or false: “Let me try a different way.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: hiding your mistakes? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
8. 8.True or false: “avoiding challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Hard work helps me improve.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
10. 10.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: sticking to easy tasks? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
11. 11.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I am just not a maths person.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
12. 12.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) again (b) never (c) ever (d) yet
13. 13.True or false: “She is just born talented.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) ignoring feedback (b) avoiding challenges (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) enjoying challenges
15. 15.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) learning from feedback (c) praising effort (d) practising hard skills
16. 16.True or false: “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I’ll never be good at drawing.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
19. 19.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: avoiding challenges? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning from feedback (b) enjoying challenges (c) asking for help early (d) giving up quickly
23. 23.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I only do what I’m already good at.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
24. 24.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) learning from feedback (c) giving up quickly (d) envying others
26. 26.True or false: “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) practising hard skills (b) hiding your mistakes (c) asking for help early (d) praising effort
28. 28.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
29. 29.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I will ask for help and try again.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
30. 30.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: enjoying challenges? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
31. 31.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
32. 32.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
33. 33.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “She is just lucky.” (b) “I can learn from her.” (c) “I’ll never draw well.” (d) “Drawing is silly.”
34. 34.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “praising effort” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) smart is born (b) talent is fixed (c) skills grow with effort (d) effort is useless
37. 37.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) asking for help early (b) practising hard skills (c) giving up quickly (d) enjoying challenges
38. 38.🏅 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!”
39. 39.True or false: “learning from feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) ignoring feedback (c) avoiding challenges (d) practising hard skills

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