Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 55 · 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? “I’ll never be good at drawing.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
2. 2.True or false: “asking for help early” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) enjoying challenges (c) avoiding challenges (d) ignoring feedback
5. 5.🏅 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!”
6. 6.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “I can learn from her.” (b) “I’ll never draw well.” (c) “Drawing is silly.” (d) “She is just lucky.”
8. 8.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) avoiding challenges (c) asking for help early (d) envying others
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up quickly (b) envying others (c) ignoring feedback (d) practising hard skills
10. 10.True or false: “avoiding challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “sticking to easy tasks” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “She is just born talented.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: envying others? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
15. 15.True or false: “I only do what I’m already good at.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “I’ll never be good at drawing.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “Feedback is an attack on me.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “I’ll never be good at drawing.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: praising effort? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
20. 20.True or false: “practising hard skills” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) yet (b) never (c) again (d) ever
22. 22.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) avoiding challenges (b) enjoying challenges (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) ignoring feedback
23. 23.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
25. 25.True or false: “Hard work helps me improve.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) smart is born (b) effort is useless (c) talent is fixed (d) skills grow with effort
27. 27.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) asking for help early (c) practising hard skills (d) trying new strategies
28. 28.True or false: “Feedback is an attack on me.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “praising effort” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I will ask for help and try again.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
31. 31.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Feedback is an attack on me.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
32. 32.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I only do what I’m already good at.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
33. 33.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
34. 34.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) ignoring feedback (c) trying new strategies (d) envying others
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help early (b) praising effort (c) avoiding challenges (d) trying new strategies
38. 38.True or false: “I will ask for help and try again.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Hard work helps me improve.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
40. 40.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False

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