Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 552 · 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) sticking to easy tasks (b) asking for help early (c) trying new strategies (d) learning from feedback
2. 2.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “She is just lucky.” (b) “Drawing is silly.” (c) “I’ll never draw well.” (d) “I can learn from her.”
3. 3.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) giving up quickly (b) ignoring feedback (c) praising effort (d) envying others
4. 4.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) enjoying challenges (c) practising hard skills (d) avoiding challenges
5. 5.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
6. 6.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) enjoying challenges (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) asking for help early (d) practising hard skills
7. 7.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: sticking to easy tasks? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
8. 8.True or false: “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) envying others (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) giving up quickly (d) practising hard skills
10. 10.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I am just not a maths person.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
11. 11.True or false: “Hard work helps me improve.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “practising hard skills” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.📉 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.”
14. 14.True or false: “avoiding challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning from feedback (b) ignoring feedback (c) hiding your mistakes (d) avoiding challenges
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring feedback (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) giving up quickly (d) praising effort
17. 17.True or false: “She is just born talented.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) practising hard skills (b) praising effort (c) giving up quickly (d) learning from feedback
19. 19.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You were born smart.” (b) “It’s easy for you.” (c) “You are a genius!” (d) “You worked so hard!”
21. 21.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Hard work helps me improve.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
22. 22.True or false: “practising hard skills” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: avoiding challenges? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
24. 24.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) yet (b) again (c) never (d) ever
25. 25.True or false: “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “I will ask for help and try again.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) avoiding challenges (b) trying new strategies (c) asking for help early (d) learning from feedback
28. 28.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring feedback (b) avoiding challenges (c) enjoying challenges (d) envying others
30. 30.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: trying new strategies? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
32. 32.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: ignoring feedback? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
33. 33.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: learning from feedback? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) learning from feedback (c) trying new strategies (d) giving up quickly
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) envying others (b) giving up quickly (c) ignoring feedback (d) asking for help early
36. 36.True or false: “learning from feedback” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) trying new strategies (c) learning from feedback (d) practising hard skills
38. 38.True or false: “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: praising effort? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
40. 40.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: giving up quickly? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit

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