Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 575 · 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.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: hiding your mistakes? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
2. 2.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
3. 3.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: avoiding challenges? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) trying new strategies (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) avoiding challenges
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) ignoring feedback (c) hiding your mistakes (d) envying others
6. 6.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I’ll ask for help.” (b) “I will practise more.” (c) “I am not smart.” (d) “I need a new plan.”
7. 7.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: practising hard skills? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
8. 8.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) learning from feedback (b) enjoying challenges (c) asking for help early (d) envying others
9. 9.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: learning from feedback? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
10. 10.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) giving up quickly (b) avoiding challenges (c) envying others (d) enjoying challenges
11. 11.True or false: “She is just born talented.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising effort (b) envying others (c) trying new strategies (d) enjoying challenges
13. 13.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: praising effort? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
15. 15.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) again (b) ever (c) yet (d) never
16. 16.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “I’ll never draw well.” (b) “Drawing is silly.” (c) “She is just lucky.” (d) “I can learn from her.”
17. 17.True or false: “asking for help early” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “Feedback is an attack on me.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: trying new strategies? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
20. 20.True or false: “Let me try a different way.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: enjoying challenges? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
22. 22.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “Let me try a different way.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) giving up quickly (b) envying others (c) praising effort (d) sticking to easy tasks
25. 25.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring feedback (b) praising effort (c) learning from feedback (d) practising hard skills
27. 27.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) ignoring feedback (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) trying new strategies (d) giving up quickly
28. 28.True or false: “sticking to easy tasks” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Hard work helps me improve.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
30. 30.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: asking for help early? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
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.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I am just not a maths person.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
33. 33.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “praising effort” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) enjoying challenges (b) trying new strategies (c) avoiding challenges (d) asking for help early
36. 36.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You are a genius!” (b) “It’s easy for you.” (c) “You were born smart.” (d) “You worked so hard!”
37. 37.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) ignoring feedback (b) practising hard skills (c) envying others (d) avoiding challenges
40. 40.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) smart is born (b) skills grow with effort (c) talent is fixed (d) effort is useless

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