Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 560 · 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.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “She is just lucky.” (b) “I’ll never draw well.” (c) “I can learn from her.” (d) “Drawing is silly.”
2. 2.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Let me try a different way.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
3. 3.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) ever (b) never (c) yet (d) again
4. 4.True or false: “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) hiding your mistakes (c) praising effort (d) envying others
6. 6.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I need a new plan.” (b) “I’ll ask for help.” (c) “I am not smart.” (d) “I will practise more.”
7. 7.🏅 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!”
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) envying others (b) hiding your mistakes (c) ignoring feedback (d) practising hard skills
9. 9.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
10. 10.True or false: “giving up quickly” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: trying new strategies? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
12. 12.True or false: “practising hard skills” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I’ll never be good at drawing.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
14. 14.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “I’ll never be good at drawing.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Feedback is an attack on me.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
18. 18.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) asking for help early (d) learning from feedback
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) envying others (b) ignoring feedback (c) trying new strategies (d) giving up quickly
21. 21.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) learning from feedback (c) ignoring feedback (d) trying new strategies
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help early (b) enjoying challenges (c) praising effort (d) avoiding challenges
24. 24.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
25. 25.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) smart is born (b) effort is useless (c) talent is fixed (d) skills grow with effort
26. 26.True or false: “Feedback is an attack on me.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) avoiding challenges (b) ignoring feedback (c) trying new strategies (d) sticking to easy tasks
28. 28.True or false: “ignoring feedback” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: avoiding challenges? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
31. 31.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: ignoring feedback? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
32. 32.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I am just not a maths person.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
34. 34.True or false: “Hard work helps me improve.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: praising effort? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
36. 36.True or false: “I will ask for help and try again.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) learning from feedback (c) giving up quickly (d) practising hard skills
39. 39.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: learning from feedback? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
40. 40.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset

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