Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 530 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) envying others (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) avoiding challenges (d) learning from feedback
2. 2.True or false: “Feedback is an attack on me.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying new strategies (b) asking for help early (c) enjoying challenges (d) hiding your mistakes
4. 4.True or false: “Hard work helps me improve.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help early (b) giving up quickly (c) learning from feedback (d) praising effort
7. 7.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I’ll never be good at drawing.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
8. 8.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: hiding your mistakes? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
9. 9.True or false: “learning from feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You are a genius!” (b) “It’s easy for you.” (c) “You were born smart.” (d) “You worked so hard!”
11. 11.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Let me try a different way.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
12. 12.True or false: “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) practising hard skills (b) asking for help early (c) ignoring feedback (d) praising effort
14. 14.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
15. 15.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “I’ll never draw well.” (b) “Drawing is silly.” (c) “She is just lucky.” (d) “I can learn from her.”
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising hard skills (b) enjoying challenges (c) praising effort (d) envying others
17. 17.True or false: “avoiding challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) ignoring feedback (b) asking for help early (c) avoiding challenges (d) sticking to easy tasks
19. 19.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: envying others? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
20. 20.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) skills grow with effort (b) effort is useless (c) smart is born (d) talent is fixed
22. 22.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) giving up quickly (b) trying new strategies (c) practising hard skills (d) learning from feedback
23. 23.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) asking for help early (b) enjoying challenges (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) praising effort
24. 24.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: avoiding challenges? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
25. 25.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) giving up quickly (b) avoiding challenges (c) hiding your mistakes (d) enjoying challenges
27. 27.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) envying others (b) asking for help early (c) learning from feedback (d) practising hard skills
28. 28.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
29. 29.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “giving up quickly” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: asking for help early? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
32. 32.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) praising effort (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) giving up quickly (d) envying others
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) avoiding challenges (b) learning from feedback (c) asking for help early (d) practising hard skills
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring feedback (b) hiding your mistakes (c) asking for help early (d) giving up quickly
35. 35.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) again (b) ever (c) never (d) yet
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) avoiding challenges (c) giving up quickly (d) trying new strategies
37. 37.True or false: “practising hard skills” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I need a new plan.” (b) “I am not smart.” (c) “I will practise more.” (d) “I’ll ask for help.”
39. 39.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “She is just born talented.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
40. 40.True or false: “ignoring feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False

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