Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 61 · 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.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) envying others (b) trying new strategies (c) hiding your mistakes (d) ignoring feedback
2. 2.True or false: “envying others” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I’ll never be good at drawing.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
4. 4.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up quickly (b) trying new strategies (c) asking for help early (d) learning from feedback
6. 6.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) ignoring feedback (b) envying others (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) enjoying challenges
7. 7.True or false: “giving up quickly” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) again (b) ever (c) yet (d) never
10. 10.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
12. 12.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You were born smart.” (b) “You are a genius!” (c) “It’s easy for you.” (d) “You worked so hard!”
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) avoiding challenges (c) practising hard skills (d) praising effort
14. 14.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “sticking to easy tasks” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: learning from feedback? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
17. 17.True or false: “avoiding challenges” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “ignoring feedback” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
20. 20.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Let me try a different way.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
21. 21.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I need a new plan.” (b) “I am not smart.” (c) “I will practise more.” (d) “I’ll ask for help.”
22. 22.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
23. 23.True or false: “learning from feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) envying others (c) practising hard skills (d) avoiding challenges
25. 25.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) learning from feedback (b) trying new strategies (c) asking for help early (d) giving up quickly
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring feedback (b) avoiding challenges (c) learning from feedback (d) envying others
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up quickly (b) avoiding challenges (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) praising effort
28. 28.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “Drawing is silly.” (b) “I’ll never draw well.” (c) “I can learn from her.” (d) “She is just lucky.”
29. 29.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) skills grow with effort (b) effort is useless (c) smart is born (d) talent is fixed
30. 30.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) practising hard skills (c) trying new strategies (d) enjoying challenges
31. 31.True or false: “asking for help early” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “learning from feedback” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: trying new strategies? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
35. 35.True or false: “Feedback is an attack on me.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Feedback is an attack on me.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help early (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) practising hard skills (d) learning from feedback
38. 38.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) enjoying challenges (b) praising effort (c) hiding your mistakes (d) asking for help early
39. 39.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: praising effort? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
40. 40.True or false: “Hard work helps me improve.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True

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