Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 541 · 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.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I practise, I will get better.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
2. 2.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You are a genius!” (b) “It’s easy for you.” (c) “You worked so hard!” (d) “You were born smart.”
3. 3.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) avoiding challenges (c) practising hard skills (d) praising effort
4. 4.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) trying new strategies (c) practising hard skills (d) sticking to easy tasks
6. 6.True or false: “She is just born talented.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) again (b) ever (c) never (d) yet
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning from feedback (b) practising hard skills (c) envying others (d) trying new strategies
9. 9.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Feedback is an attack on me.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
10. 10.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) envying others (c) ignoring feedback (d) asking for help early
12. 12.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
14. 14.True or false: “avoiding challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “praising effort” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) envying others (b) trying new strategies (c) learning from feedback (d) praising effort
18. 18.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “avoiding challenges” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “I’ll never draw well.” (b) “She is just lucky.” (c) “Drawing is silly.” (d) “I can learn from her.”
21. 21.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “ignoring feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: practising hard skills? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
25. 25.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “She is just born talented.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) practising hard skills (c) envying others (d) avoiding challenges
27. 27.True or false: “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) avoiding challenges (b) praising effort (c) hiding your mistakes (d) ignoring feedback
29. 29.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Hard work helps me improve.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
30. 30.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: learning from feedback? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
33. 33.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Let me try a different way.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
34. 34.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: sticking to easy tasks? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
35. 35.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying new strategies (b) ignoring feedback (c) learning from feedback (d) practising hard skills
37. 37.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I’ll never be good at drawing.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
38. 38.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) skills grow with effort (b) effort is useless (c) talent is fixed (d) smart is born
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring feedback (b) asking for help early (c) avoiding challenges (d) envying others
40. 40.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) ignoring feedback (b) envying others (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) practising hard skills

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