Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 598 · 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: “envying others” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) envying others (b) learning from feedback (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) hiding your mistakes
3. 3.True or false: “She is just born talented.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “She is just lucky.” (b) “I can learn from her.” (c) “I’ll never draw well.” (d) “Drawing is silly.”
5. 5.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) never (b) ever (c) yet (d) again
6. 6.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I practise, I will get better.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
7. 7.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: enjoying challenges? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
8. 8.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) enjoying challenges (b) avoiding challenges (c) trying new strategies (d) learning from feedback
9. 9.True or false: “Let me try a different way.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
12. 12.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
13. 13.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) asking for help early (b) learning from feedback (c) praising effort (d) hiding your mistakes
14. 14.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) praising effort (b) hiding your mistakes (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) giving up quickly
15. 15.True or false: “giving up quickly” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) praising effort (c) asking for help early (d) practising hard skills
18. 18.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) smart is born (b) skills grow with effort (c) effort is useless (d) talent is fixed
19. 19.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) envying others (b) hiding your mistakes (c) ignoring feedback (d) practising hard skills
20. 20.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
22. 22.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
23. 23.True or false: “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I need a new plan.” (b) “I’ll ask for help.” (c) “I will practise more.” (d) “I am not smart.”
25. 25.🏅 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.”
26. 26.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “Let me try a different way.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I am just not a maths person.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
29. 29.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: avoiding challenges? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
30. 30.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Hard work helps me improve.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
32. 32.True or false: “I’ll never be good at drawing.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying new strategies (b) giving up quickly (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) ignoring feedback
34. 34.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I will ask for help and try again.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
35. 35.True or false: “Feedback is an attack on me.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: trying new strategies? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
37. 37.True or false: “practising hard skills” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “She is just born talented.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
40. 40.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Let me try a different way.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset

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