Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 515 · 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.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You are a genius!” (b) “You worked so hard!” (c) “You were born smart.” (d) “It’s easy for you.”
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring feedback (b) hiding your mistakes (c) asking for help early (d) sticking to easy tasks
3. 3.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I’ll ask for help.” (b) “I am not smart.” (c) “I will practise more.” (d) “I need a new plan.”
4. 4.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) enjoying challenges (b) asking for help early (c) hiding your mistakes (d) praising effort
5. 5.True or false: “learning from feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning from feedback (b) trying new strategies (c) envying others (d) enjoying challenges
7. 7.True or false: “Hard work helps me improve.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) smart is born (b) talent is fixed (c) effort is useless (d) skills grow with effort
10. 10.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) ignoring feedback (c) praising effort (d) hiding your mistakes
11. 11.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: ignoring feedback? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
12. 12.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) learning from feedback (b) trying new strategies (c) enjoying challenges (d) avoiding challenges
13. 13.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
14. 14.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “practising hard skills” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: sticking to easy tasks? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
17. 17.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “She is just lucky.” (b) “I’ll never draw well.” (c) “Drawing is silly.” (d) “I can learn from her.”
18. 18.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) asking for help early (c) praising effort (d) sticking to easy tasks
20. 20.True or false: “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) learning from feedback (b) giving up quickly (c) enjoying challenges (d) praising effort
22. 22.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) ignoring feedback (b) avoiding challenges (c) asking for help early (d) hiding your mistakes
23. 23.True or false: “envying others” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) giving up quickly (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) avoiding challenges (d) practising hard skills
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) giving up quickly (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) trying new strategies
26. 26.True or false: “ignoring feedback” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) avoiding challenges (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) trying new strategies (d) hiding your mistakes
28. 28.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: learning from feedback? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
29. 29.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) giving up quickly (b) enjoying challenges (c) envying others (d) sticking to easy tasks
30. 30.True or false: “avoiding challenges” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
32. 32.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: praising effort? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
35. 35.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “She is just born talented.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
36. 36.True or false: “asking for help early” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying new strategies (b) practising hard skills (c) ignoring feedback (d) learning from feedback
38. 38.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) avoiding challenges (b) enjoying challenges (c) hiding your mistakes (d) giving up quickly
40. 40.True or false: “giving up quickly” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True

Free leadership lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/leadership-skills-for-students