Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 582 · 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: “enjoying challenges” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📉 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.”
4. 4.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I am just not a maths person.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
5. 5.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) learning from feedback (c) enjoying challenges (d) giving up quickly
6. 6.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) giving up quickly (c) enjoying challenges (d) ignoring feedback
7. 7.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) talent is fixed (b) effort is useless (c) skills grow with effort (d) smart is born
8. 8.True or false: “learning from feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) learning from feedback (c) praising effort (d) practising hard skills
11. 11.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “It’s easy for you.” (b) “You are a genius!” (c) “You were born smart.” (d) “You worked so hard!”
12. 12.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) ignoring feedback (b) practising hard skills (c) giving up quickly (d) sticking to easy tasks
13. 13.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: ignoring feedback? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
15. 15.True or false: “avoiding challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “Drawing is silly.” (b) “She is just lucky.” (c) “I’ll never draw well.” (d) “I can learn from her.”
17. 17.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) never (b) ever (c) again (d) yet
19. 19.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: sticking to easy tasks? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
20. 20.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: trying new strategies? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
21. 21.True or false: “I only do what I’m already good at.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
23. 23.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I only do what I’m already good at.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
24. 24.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) praising effort (b) asking for help early (c) ignoring feedback (d) practising hard skills
25. 25.True or false: “Hard work helps me improve.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “learning from feedback” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) practising hard skills (b) trying new strategies (c) hiding your mistakes (d) enjoying challenges
28. 28.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: learning from feedback? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring feedback (b) trying new strategies (c) giving up quickly (d) avoiding challenges
30. 30.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) avoiding challenges (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) envying others
34. 34.True or false: “She is just born talented.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “She is just born talented.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
36. 36.True or false: “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I’ll never be good at drawing.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
38. 38.True or false: “sticking to easy tasks” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “Hard work helps me improve.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “ignoring feedback” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True

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