Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 512 · 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 growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I only do what I’m already good at.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
3. 3.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
5. 5.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I am just not a maths person.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
6. 6.True or false: “learning from feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You worked so hard!” (b) “You are a genius!” (c) “You were born smart.” (d) “It’s easy for you.”
8. 8.True or false: “Hard work helps me improve.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: praising effort? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
10. 10.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “praising effort” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: hiding your mistakes? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
13. 13.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I’ll never be good at drawing.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
14. 14.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
15. 15.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Hard work helps me improve.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
16. 16.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) asking for help early (c) learning from feedback (d) ignoring feedback
17. 17.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “Drawing is silly.” (b) “She is just lucky.” (c) “I can learn from her.” (d) “I’ll never draw well.”
18. 18.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) learning from feedback (b) giving up quickly (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) envying others
19. 19.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) giving up quickly (c) avoiding challenges (d) praising effort
20. 20.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) again (b) ever (c) never (d) yet
21. 21.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) avoiding challenges (d) envying others
22. 22.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “ignoring feedback” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) skills grow with effort (b) effort is useless (c) smart is born (d) talent is fixed
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help early (b) practising hard skills (c) ignoring feedback (d) trying new strategies
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) enjoying challenges (c) asking for help early (d) trying new strategies
27. 27.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
28. 28.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: giving up quickly? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
29. 29.True or false: “envying others” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: avoiding challenges? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
31. 31.True or false: “I will ask for help and try again.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help early (b) hiding your mistakes (c) enjoying challenges (d) praising effort
33. 33.True or false: “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up quickly (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) avoiding challenges (d) trying new strategies
35. 35.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I practise, I will get better.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) avoiding challenges (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) hiding your mistakes (d) praising effort
37. 37.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: enjoying challenges? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
39. 39.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) learning from feedback (c) giving up quickly (d) practising hard skills
40. 40.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False

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