Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 603 · 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: “I only do what I’m already good at.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help early (b) learning from feedback (c) giving up quickly (d) enjoying challenges
3. 3.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) never (b) yet (c) ever (d) again
4. 4.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) asking for help early (b) praising effort (c) envying others (d) trying new strategies
6. 6.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) practising hard skills (b) hiding your mistakes (c) envying others (d) avoiding challenges
7. 7.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) talent is fixed (b) effort is useless (c) smart is born (d) skills grow with effort
8. 8.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
9. 9.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “She is just born talented.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
10. 10.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: asking for help early? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
11. 11.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) ignoring feedback (b) enjoying challenges (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) hiding your mistakes
12. 12.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You are a genius!” (b) “You were born smart.” (c) “You worked so hard!” (d) “It’s easy for you.”
13. 13.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Feedback is an attack on me.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
15. 15.True or false: “I only do what I’m already good at.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) envying others (b) trying new strategies (c) giving up quickly (d) ignoring feedback
18. 18.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “I can learn from her.” (b) “Drawing is silly.” (c) “I’ll never draw well.” (d) “She is just lucky.”
19. 19.True or false: “practising hard skills” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: enjoying challenges? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
21. 21.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) avoiding challenges (b) trying new strategies (c) envying others (d) ignoring feedback
22. 22.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) hiding your mistakes (c) learning from feedback (d) enjoying challenges
23. 23.True or false: “Hard work helps me improve.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I’ll never be good at drawing.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
25. 25.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “learning from feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: avoiding challenges? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
28. 28.True or false: “Let me try a different way.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up quickly (b) avoiding challenges (c) asking for help early (d) envying others
30. 30.True or false: “I’ll never be good at drawing.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) avoiding challenges (b) envying others (c) learning from feedback (d) sticking to easy tasks
32. 32.True or false: “I’ll never be good at drawing.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) learning from feedback (b) practising hard skills (c) enjoying challenges (d) avoiding challenges
34. 34.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: learning from feedback? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning from feedback (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) trying new strategies (d) praising effort
36. 36.True or false: “giving up quickly” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring feedback (b) enjoying challenges (c) praising effort (d) trying new strategies
39. 39.True or false: “praising effort” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “She is just born talented.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False

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