Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 608 · 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.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “She is just lucky.” (b) “Drawing is silly.” (c) “I’ll never draw well.” (d) “I can learn from her.”
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning from feedback (b) envying others (c) avoiding challenges (d) ignoring feedback
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) enjoying challenges (c) envying others (d) avoiding challenges
4. 4.True or false: “giving up quickly” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) trying new strategies (c) envying others (d) ignoring feedback
6. 6.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
7. 7.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I’ll never be good at drawing.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
8. 8.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) asking for help early (b) learning from feedback (c) enjoying challenges (d) ignoring feedback
9. 9.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
10. 10.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) enjoying challenges (b) asking for help early (c) avoiding challenges (d) trying new strategies
11. 11.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Hard work helps me improve.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
12. 12.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) learning from feedback (b) enjoying challenges (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) praising effort
13. 13.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) skills grow with effort (b) effort is useless (c) talent is fixed (d) smart is born
14. 14.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) ever (b) yet (c) never (d) again
15. 15.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: learning from feedback? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
18. 18.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Feedback is an attack on me.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) learning from feedback (c) trying new strategies (d) practising hard skills
20. 20.True or false: “Feedback is an attack on me.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: praising effort? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
22. 22.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) practising hard skills (b) praising effort (c) hiding your mistakes (d) learning from feedback
23. 23.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I will ask for help and try again.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
24. 24.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: sticking to easy tasks? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
25. 25.True or false: “practising hard skills” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “learning from feedback” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning from feedback (b) praising effort (c) envying others (d) asking for help early
28. 28.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) giving up quickly (b) practising hard skills (c) trying new strategies (d) praising effort
29. 29.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: hiding your mistakes? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
30. 30.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I am not smart.” (b) “I will practise more.” (c) “I’ll ask for help.” (d) “I need a new plan.”
31. 31.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: practising hard skills? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
33. 33.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
34. 34.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: envying others? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
35. 35.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You are a genius!” (b) “You worked so hard!” (c) “It’s easy for you.” (d) “You were born smart.”
36. 36.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: giving up quickly? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
37. 37.True or false: “envying others” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
39. 39.True or false: “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False

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