Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 567 · 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: “praising effort” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising effort (b) enjoying challenges (c) giving up quickly (d) asking for help early
4. 4.True or false: “sticking to easy tasks” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) asking for help early (b) enjoying challenges (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) trying new strategies
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help early (b) trying new strategies (c) practising hard skills (d) ignoring feedback
8. 8.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: learning from feedback? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
9. 9.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) effort is useless (b) smart is born (c) skills grow with effort (d) talent is fixed
10. 10.True or false: “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “praising effort” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “Drawing is silly.” (b) “I’ll never draw well.” (c) “She is just lucky.” (d) “I can learn from her.”
13. 13.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) envying others (b) hiding your mistakes (c) enjoying challenges (d) avoiding challenges
14. 14.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: ignoring feedback? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
15. 15.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Let me try a different way.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
16. 16.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: envying others? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
17. 17.True or false: “asking for help early” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) avoiding challenges (c) giving up quickly (d) asking for help early
20. 20.True or false: “asking for help early” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “I only do what I’m already good at.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “giving up quickly” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “Hard work helps me improve.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) giving up quickly (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) trying new strategies
26. 26.True or false: “I only do what I’m already good at.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I am not smart.” (b) “I will practise more.” (c) “I’ll ask for help.” (d) “I need a new plan.”
28. 28.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying new strategies (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) hiding your mistakes (d) ignoring feedback
30. 30.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) envying others (b) learning from feedback (c) giving up quickly (d) sticking to easy tasks
32. 32.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I practise, I will get better.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
33. 33.True or false: “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “I will ask for help and try again.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “I’ll never be good at drawing.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Feedback is an attack on me.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “ignoring feedback” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You were born smart.” (b) “You are a genius!” (c) “You worked so hard!” (d) “It’s easy for you.”
39. 39.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: sticking to easy tasks? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
40. 40.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset

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