Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 532 · 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: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: practising hard skills? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) enjoying challenges (c) asking for help early (d) learning from feedback
4. 4.True or false: “learning from feedback” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
6. 6.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
7. 7.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: avoiding challenges? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
8. 8.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) skills grow with effort (b) talent is fixed (c) smart is born (d) effort is useless
9. 9.True or false: “praising effort” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: trying new strategies? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
12. 12.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) avoiding challenges (b) hiding your mistakes (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) trying new strategies
13. 13.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) enjoying challenges (b) praising effort (c) trying new strategies (d) giving up quickly
14. 14.True or false: “I’ll never be good at drawing.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: envying others? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
16. 16.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I will practise more.” (b) “I’ll ask for help.” (c) “I need a new plan.” (d) “I am not smart.”
17. 17.True or false: “Hard work helps me improve.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: hiding your mistakes? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
19. 19.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) envying others (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) avoiding challenges (d) asking for help early
20. 20.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) yet (b) again (c) never (d) ever
21. 21.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
22. 22.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “She is just born talented.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
23. 23.True or false: “I’ll never be good at drawing.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “envying others” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I am just not a maths person.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
26. 26.True or false: “I only do what I’m already good at.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: enjoying challenges? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
29. 29.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) avoiding challenges (c) hiding your mistakes (d) praising effort
30. 30.True or false: “practising hard skills” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “Feedback is an attack on me.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: sticking to easy tasks? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
33. 33.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
34. 34.True or false: “sticking to easy tasks” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) avoiding challenges (b) giving up quickly (c) practising hard skills (d) ignoring feedback
36. 36.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I practise, I will get better.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
37. 37.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “It’s easy for you.” (b) “You are a genius!” (c) “You were born smart.” (d) “You worked so hard!”
38. 38.True or false: “ignoring feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “ignoring feedback” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False

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