Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 602 · 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: “avoiding challenges” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “She is just born talented.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: envying others? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up quickly (b) envying others (c) avoiding challenges (d) learning from feedback
5. 5.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) learning from feedback (b) envying others (c) avoiding challenges (d) ignoring feedback
6. 6.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help early (b) practising hard skills (c) trying new strategies (d) envying others
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising hard skills (b) avoiding challenges (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) ignoring feedback
9. 9.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: learning from feedback? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
10. 10.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) avoiding challenges (b) giving up quickly (c) trying new strategies (d) sticking to easy tasks
12. 12.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) praising effort (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) giving up quickly (d) avoiding challenges
13. 13.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I am not smart.” (b) “I need a new plan.” (c) “I will practise more.” (d) “I’ll ask for help.”
14. 14.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I’ll never be good at drawing.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
15. 15.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) avoiding challenges (c) enjoying challenges (d) asking for help early
16. 16.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) practising hard skills (b) learning from feedback (c) asking for help early (d) ignoring feedback
17. 17.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Let me try a different way.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
19. 19.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Feedback is an attack on me.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) envying others (b) avoiding challenges (c) asking for help early (d) hiding your mistakes
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) hiding your mistakes (c) praising effort (d) trying new strategies
23. 23.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Hard work helps me improve.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
24. 24.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) learning from feedback (c) asking for help early (d) sticking to easy tasks
26. 26.True or false: “practising hard skills” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: giving up quickly? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
28. 28.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
29. 29.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: trying new strategies? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
30. 30.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “It’s easy for you.” (b) “You are a genius!” (c) “You were born smart.” (d) “You worked so hard!”
31. 31.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) never (b) again (c) yet (d) ever
32. 32.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising effort (b) avoiding challenges (c) practising hard skills (d) trying new strategies
36. 36.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: praising effort? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
37. 37.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) asking for help early (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) envying others
38. 38.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I will ask for help and try again.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring feedback (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) trying new strategies (d) avoiding challenges
40. 40.True or false: “practising hard skills” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True

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