Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 590 · 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.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) enjoying challenges (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) praising effort (d) asking for help early
3. 3.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
4. 4.True or false: “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) smart is born (b) talent is fixed (c) effort is useless (d) skills grow with effort
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) practising hard skills (c) envying others (d) avoiding challenges
8. 8.True or false: “practising hard skills” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring feedback (b) learning from feedback (c) hiding your mistakes (d) avoiding challenges
10. 10.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) envying others (b) enjoying challenges (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) avoiding challenges
11. 11.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I practise, I will get better.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
12. 12.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) praising effort (b) giving up quickly (c) asking for help early (d) practising hard skills
13. 13.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Feedback is an attack on me.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) avoiding challenges (c) praising effort (d) hiding your mistakes
15. 15.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I’ll never be good at drawing.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
16. 16.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) learning from feedback (b) hiding your mistakes (c) giving up quickly (d) avoiding challenges
17. 17.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “She is just lucky.” (b) “I can learn from her.” (c) “Drawing is silly.” (d) “I’ll never draw well.”
18. 18.True or false: “praising effort” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) ignoring feedback (c) hiding your mistakes (d) enjoying challenges
20. 20.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
22. 22.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Let me try a different way.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
23. 23.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: trying new strategies? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
25. 25.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) envying others (c) trying new strategies (d) practising hard skills
27. 27.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) avoiding challenges (b) asking for help early (c) learning from feedback (d) praising effort
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising hard skills (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) trying new strategies (d) enjoying challenges
30. 30.True or false: “I only do what I’m already good at.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “I’ll never be good at drawing.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) praising effort (b) enjoying challenges (c) ignoring feedback (d) asking for help early
33. 33.True or false: “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
35. 35.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You worked so hard!” (b) “It’s easy for you.” (c) “You are a genius!” (d) “You were born smart.”
36. 36.True or false: “asking for help early” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: practising hard skills? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
39. 39.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I only do what I’m already good at.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
40. 40.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I am just not a maths person.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset

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