Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 570 · 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: “sticking to easy tasks” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) praising effort (b) giving up quickly (c) practising hard skills (d) learning from feedback
3. 3.True or false: “Hard work helps me improve.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: avoiding challenges? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
5. 5.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I’ll ask for help.” (b) “I need a new plan.” (c) “I am not smart.” (d) “I will practise more.”
6. 6.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) effort is useless (b) talent is fixed (c) skills grow with effort (d) smart is born
7. 7.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Hard work helps me improve.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
8. 8.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: sticking to easy tasks? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
9. 9.True or false: “Hard work helps me improve.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: enjoying challenges? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
11. 11.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) hiding your mistakes (c) asking for help early (d) learning from feedback
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring feedback (b) asking for help early (c) giving up quickly (d) sticking to easy tasks
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) praising effort (c) practising hard skills (d) giving up quickly
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring feedback (b) practising hard skills (c) asking for help early (d) enjoying challenges
15. 15.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
17. 17.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) giving up quickly (b) trying new strategies (c) avoiding challenges (d) sticking to easy tasks
18. 18.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) envying others (b) giving up quickly (c) enjoying challenges (d) hiding your mistakes
19. 19.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “avoiding challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) ever (b) again (c) yet (d) never
23. 23.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “She is just born talented.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
24. 24.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: hiding your mistakes? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
25. 25.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) trying new strategies (c) learning from feedback (d) asking for help early
27. 27.True or false: “I will ask for help and try again.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I am just not a maths person.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
29. 29.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring feedback (b) avoiding challenges (c) praising effort (d) sticking to easy tasks
31. 31.True or false: “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “She is just lucky.” (b) “Drawing is silly.” (c) “I can learn from her.” (d) “I’ll never draw well.”
33. 33.True or false: “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: asking for help early? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
35. 35.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: giving up quickly? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
36. 36.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “It’s easy for you.” (b) “You were born smart.” (c) “You worked so hard!” (d) “You are a genius!”
37. 37.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I will ask for help and try again.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
38. 38.True or false: “sticking to easy tasks” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) praising effort (b) practising hard skills (c) asking for help early (d) avoiding challenges
40. 40.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True

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