Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 578 · 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: “asking for help early” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “learning from feedback” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) asking for help early (c) avoiding challenges (d) trying new strategies
4. 4.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) envying others (b) hiding your mistakes (c) trying new strategies (d) giving up quickly
5. 5.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) practising hard skills (b) ignoring feedback (c) praising effort (d) enjoying challenges
6. 6.🏅 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!”
7. 7.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) asking for help early (c) trying new strategies (d) enjoying challenges
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) ignoring feedback (c) learning from feedback (d) trying new strategies
10. 10.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) smart is born (b) skills grow with effort (c) talent is fixed (d) effort is useless
11. 11.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I will practise more.” (b) “I’ll ask for help.” (c) “I am not smart.” (d) “I need a new plan.”
13. 13.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) giving up quickly (c) ignoring feedback (d) learning from feedback
14. 14.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I only do what I’m already good at.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
15. 15.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I practise, I will get better.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring feedback (b) envying others (c) giving up quickly (d) practising hard skills
17. 17.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: envying others? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising effort (b) practising hard skills (c) trying new strategies (d) sticking to easy tasks
19. 19.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
20. 20.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) practising hard skills (b) trying new strategies (c) giving up quickly (d) enjoying challenges
21. 21.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “I’ll never be good at drawing.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Hard work helps me improve.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
24. 24.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help early (b) enjoying challenges (c) praising effort (d) giving up quickly
26. 26.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: trying new strategies? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
27. 27.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) again (b) never (c) ever (d) yet
28. 28.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) enjoying challenges (b) learning from feedback (c) trying new strategies (d) sticking to easy tasks
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) avoiding challenges (b) envying others (c) hiding your mistakes (d) trying new strategies
30. 30.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) asking for help early (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) avoiding challenges (d) envying others
31. 31.True or false: “praising effort” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎨 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.”
33. 33.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) enjoying challenges (c) envying others (d) hiding your mistakes
34. 34.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) ignoring feedback (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) hiding your mistakes (d) praising effort
35. 35.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Let me try a different way.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
36. 36.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: enjoying challenges? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) envying others (c) ignoring feedback (d) giving up quickly
38. 38.True or false: “I’ll never be good at drawing.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “I will ask for help and try again.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: avoiding challenges? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit

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