Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 549 · 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: “I only do what I’m already good at.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “giving up quickly” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “She is just born talented.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
4. 4.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) praising effort (b) enjoying challenges (c) practising hard skills (d) ignoring feedback
5. 5.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “I can learn from her.” (b) “She is just lucky.” (c) “Drawing is silly.” (d) “I’ll never draw well.”
6. 6.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You worked so hard!” (b) “You were born smart.” (c) “It’s easy for you.” (d) “You are a genius!”
7. 7.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) ignoring feedback (b) learning from feedback (c) envying others (d) hiding your mistakes
8. 8.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) ignoring feedback (b) envying others (c) giving up quickly (d) practising hard skills
10. 10.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: giving up quickly? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
11. 11.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Hard work helps me improve.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
12. 12.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) practising hard skills (b) praising effort (c) learning from feedback (d) sticking to easy tasks
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning from feedback (b) asking for help early (c) hiding your mistakes (d) trying new strategies
14. 14.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I am just not a maths person.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help early (b) trying new strategies (c) ignoring feedback (d) learning from feedback
16. 16.True or false: “I’ll never be good at drawing.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: hiding your mistakes? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
18. 18.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) giving up quickly (b) ignoring feedback (c) trying new strategies (d) avoiding challenges
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up quickly (b) hiding your mistakes (c) praising effort (d) envying others
20. 20.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I will ask for help and try again.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
21. 21.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) practising hard skills (b) enjoying challenges (c) learning from feedback (d) giving up quickly
22. 22.True or false: “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “learning from feedback” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising effort (b) giving up quickly (c) trying new strategies (d) enjoying challenges
25. 25.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I practise, I will get better.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
26. 26.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I only do what I’m already good at.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
27. 27.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: asking for help early? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
28. 28.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: practising hard skills? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
29. 29.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: avoiding challenges? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
30. 30.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) talent is fixed (b) smart is born (c) effort is useless (d) skills grow with effort
31. 31.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: praising effort? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
32. 32.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “Feedback is an attack on me.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) envying others (c) enjoying challenges (d) avoiding challenges
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) avoiding challenges (c) asking for help early (d) envying others
36. 36.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I need a new plan.” (b) “I’ll ask for help.” (c) “I will practise more.” (d) “I am not smart.”
37. 37.True or false: “avoiding challenges” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “asking for help early” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False

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