Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 587 · 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.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) enjoying challenges (b) asking for help early (c) avoiding challenges (d) trying new strategies
2. 2.True or false: “avoiding challenges” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I practise, I will get better.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up quickly (b) enjoying challenges (c) hiding your mistakes (d) sticking to easy tasks
5. 5.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) ever (b) again (c) never (d) yet
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning from feedback (b) practising hard skills (c) trying new strategies (d) avoiding challenges
8. 8.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
9. 9.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: praising effort? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
10. 10.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I need a new plan.” (b) “I will practise more.” (c) “I’ll ask for help.” (d) “I am not smart.”
11. 11.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎨 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.”
14. 14.True or false: “learning from feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up quickly (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) ignoring feedback (d) praising effort
16. 16.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: asking for help early? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
18. 18.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I will ask for help and try again.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
19. 19.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) learning from feedback (b) hiding your mistakes (c) trying new strategies (d) enjoying challenges
20. 20.True or false: “She is just born talented.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “sticking to easy tasks” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: hiding your mistakes? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
23. 23.True or false: “I’ll never be good at drawing.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Let me try a different way.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
25. 25.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) envying others (c) avoiding challenges (d) enjoying challenges
27. 27.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “Hard work helps me improve.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Hard work helps me improve.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
31. 31.True or false: “Feedback is an attack on me.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
34. 34.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: trying new strategies? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
35. 35.🏅 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!”
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help early (b) praising effort (c) hiding your mistakes (d) practising hard skills
37. 37.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I am just not a maths person.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
38. 38.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
39. 39.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: learning from feedback? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
40. 40.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: enjoying challenges? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit

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