Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 610 · 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: “trying new strategies” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) ignoring feedback (c) practising hard skills (d) sticking to easy tasks
3. 3.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
4. 4.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Feedback is an attack on me.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
6. 6.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) never (b) ever (c) yet (d) again
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning from feedback (b) giving up quickly (c) praising effort (d) enjoying challenges
8. 8.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
9. 9.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I need a new plan.” (b) “I am not smart.” (c) “I’ll ask for help.” (d) “I will practise more.”
10. 10.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I only do what I’m already good at.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
11. 11.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “I’ll never draw well.” (b) “She is just lucky.” (c) “I can learn from her.” (d) “Drawing is silly.”
12. 12.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) giving up quickly (b) avoiding challenges (c) trying new strategies (d) sticking to easy tasks
13. 13.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “ignoring feedback” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: learning from feedback? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) practising hard skills (c) praising effort (d) ignoring feedback
17. 17.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) skills grow with effort (b) effort is useless (c) talent is fixed (d) smart is born
18. 18.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) envying others (b) hiding your mistakes (c) asking for help early (d) giving up quickly
19. 19.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I will ask for help and try again.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
20. 20.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
22. 22.True or false: “learning from feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: giving up quickly? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
24. 24.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: trying new strategies? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
25. 25.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: practising hard skills? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
27. 27.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: envying others? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
28. 28.🏅 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!”
29. 29.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: hiding your mistakes? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
30. 30.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: sticking to easy tasks? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
31. 31.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) ignoring feedback (c) enjoying challenges (d) sticking to easy tasks
32. 32.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) learning from feedback (c) practising hard skills (d) asking for help early
33. 33.True or false: “asking for help early” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) praising effort (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) learning from feedback (d) enjoying challenges
37. 37.True or false: “Feedback is an attack on me.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help early (b) enjoying challenges (c) avoiding challenges (d) learning from feedback
39. 39.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I practise, I will get better.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
40. 40.True or false: “praising effort” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False

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