Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 594 · 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: “trying new strategies” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: envying others? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
3. 3.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising effort (b) practising hard skills (c) enjoying challenges (d) sticking to easy tasks
6. 6.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) ever (b) never (c) again (d) yet
7. 7.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Feedback is an attack on me.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
9. 9.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
10. 10.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) praising effort (d) envying others
11. 11.True or false: “Feedback is an attack on me.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
13. 13.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
15. 15.True or false: “praising effort” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I’ll never be good at drawing.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
17. 17.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You worked so hard!” (b) “You are a genius!” (c) “You were born smart.” (d) “It’s easy for you.”
18. 18.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) talent is fixed (b) effort is useless (c) skills grow with effort (d) smart is born
20. 20.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: learning from feedback? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
23. 23.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Let me try a different way.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
24. 24.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “I can learn from her.” (b) “She is just lucky.” (c) “I’ll never draw well.” (d) “Drawing is silly.”
25. 25.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “learning from feedback” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “giving up quickly” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) envying others (b) learning from feedback (c) avoiding challenges (d) sticking to easy tasks
30. 30.True or false: “Let me try a different way.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I only do what I’m already good at.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
32. 32.True or false: “ignoring feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) asking for help early (c) learning from feedback (d) trying new strategies
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up quickly (b) practising hard skills (c) praising effort (d) enjoying challenges
35. 35.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) ignoring feedback (b) practising hard skills (c) praising effort (d) enjoying challenges
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring feedback (b) enjoying challenges (c) learning from feedback (d) praising effort
37. 37.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: practising hard skills? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
38. 38.True or false: “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) asking for help early (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) avoiding challenges
40. 40.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset

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