Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 56 · 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: “learning from feedback” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) enjoying challenges (b) learning from feedback (c) practising hard skills (d) ignoring feedback
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning from feedback (b) envying others (c) praising effort (d) asking for help early
4. 4.True or false: “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “Let me try a different way.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “envying others” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: learning from feedback? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
8. 8.True or false: “learning from feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) giving up quickly (c) praising effort (d) envying others
10. 10.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Feedback is an attack on me.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
12. 12.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
13. 13.True or false: “sticking to easy tasks” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) learning from feedback (b) trying new strategies (c) asking for help early (d) envying others
15. 15.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: envying others? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
16. 16.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) envying others (b) giving up quickly (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) enjoying challenges
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring feedback (b) giving up quickly (c) practising hard skills (d) avoiding challenges
18. 18.True or false: “praising effort” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Let me try a different way.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
20. 20.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I only do what I’m already good at.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
21. 21.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: avoiding challenges? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
23. 23.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) ever (b) yet (c) again (d) never
24. 24.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🏅 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!”
27. 27.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) skills grow with effort (b) effort is useless (c) talent is fixed (d) smart is born
28. 28.True or false: “I’ll never be good at drawing.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “I’ll never draw well.” (b) “She is just lucky.” (c) “I can learn from her.” (d) “Drawing is silly.”
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying new strategies (b) praising effort (c) hiding your mistakes (d) asking for help early
31. 31.True or false: “avoiding challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “practising hard skills” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: sticking to easy tasks? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning from feedback (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) envying others (d) avoiding challenges
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up quickly (b) praising effort (c) asking for help early (d) practising hard skills
36. 36.True or false: “envying others” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “I only do what I’m already good at.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) learning from feedback (b) enjoying challenges (c) trying new strategies (d) avoiding challenges
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) enjoying challenges (c) envying others (d) giving up quickly
40. 40.True or false: “ignoring feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False

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