Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 520 · 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: “Let me try a different way.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “giving up quickly” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎨 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.”
5. 5.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
6. 6.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
8. 8.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: enjoying challenges? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) envying others (b) avoiding challenges (c) practising hard skills (d) giving up quickly
10. 10.True or false: “praising effort” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I’ll never be good at drawing.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
12. 12.True or false: “Let me try a different way.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I will ask for help and try again.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
14. 14.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “She is just born talented.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
15. 15.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) practising hard skills (b) giving up quickly (c) enjoying challenges (d) asking for help early
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) learning from feedback (c) giving up quickly (d) trying new strategies
17. 17.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) skills grow with effort (b) effort is useless (c) talent is fixed (d) smart is born
18. 18.True or false: “avoiding challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) learning from feedback (c) hiding your mistakes (d) praising effort
20. 20.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
21. 21.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
22. 22.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) enjoying challenges (c) learning from feedback (d) avoiding challenges
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help early (b) trying new strategies (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) practising hard skills
24. 24.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Let me try a different way.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
25. 25.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Hard work helps me improve.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
26. 26.True or false: “ignoring feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “I’ll never be good at drawing.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) asking for help early (c) avoiding challenges (d) envying others
29. 29.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You worked so hard!” (b) “You were born smart.” (c) “You are a genius!” (d) “It’s easy for you.”
30. 30.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: learning from feedback? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
32. 32.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) giving up quickly (b) envying others (c) learning from feedback (d) avoiding challenges
34. 34.True or false: “She is just born talented.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help early (b) praising effort (c) hiding your mistakes (d) enjoying challenges
36. 36.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: envying others? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
37. 37.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I practise, I will get better.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
38. 38.True or false: “Feedback is an attack on me.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) avoiding challenges (c) learning from feedback (d) giving up quickly
40. 40.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True

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