Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 593 · 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.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
4. 4.🎨 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.”
5. 5.True or false: “sticking to easy tasks” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “I’ll never be good at drawing.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I am just not a maths person.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising effort (b) avoiding challenges (c) practising hard skills (d) enjoying challenges
9. 9.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) ever (b) yet (c) again (d) never
10. 10.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying new strategies (b) hiding your mistakes (c) giving up quickly (d) avoiding challenges
13. 13.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You were born smart.” (b) “It’s easy for you.” (c) “You worked so hard!” (d) “You are a genius!”
14. 14.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
15. 15.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: enjoying challenges? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
16. 16.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) envying others (b) hiding your mistakes (c) ignoring feedback (d) enjoying challenges
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) praising effort (d) learning from feedback
18. 18.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) enjoying challenges (c) ignoring feedback (d) praising effort
19. 19.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) practising hard skills (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) ignoring feedback (d) giving up quickly
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help early (b) trying new strategies (c) learning from feedback (d) giving up quickly
21. 21.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) practising hard skills (b) asking for help early (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) learning from feedback
22. 22.True or false: “Feedback is an attack on me.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) envying others (b) learning from feedback (c) giving up quickly (d) ignoring feedback
24. 24.True or false: “Hard work helps me improve.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “praising effort” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “ignoring feedback” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) giving up quickly (b) avoiding challenges (c) asking for help early (d) sticking to easy tasks
29. 29.True or false: “avoiding challenges” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I practise, I will get better.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
31. 31.📉 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.”
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help early (b) hiding your mistakes (c) praising effort (d) enjoying challenges
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up quickly (b) envying others (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) learning from feedback
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring feedback (b) trying new strategies (c) learning from feedback (d) asking for help early
35. 35.True or false: “giving up quickly” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) talent is fixed (b) skills grow with effort (c) effort is useless (d) smart is born
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) envying others (b) hiding your mistakes (c) enjoying challenges (d) avoiding challenges
38. 38.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: praising effort? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
39. 39.True or false: “sticking to easy tasks” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: asking for help early? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit

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