Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 611 · 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: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “praising effort” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “asking for help early” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: practising hard skills? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
5. 5.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) praising effort (b) trying new strategies (c) avoiding challenges (d) enjoying challenges
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) praising effort (c) practising hard skills (d) avoiding challenges
7. 7.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) practising hard skills (c) learning from feedback (d) enjoying challenges
8. 8.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You are a genius!” (b) “You were born smart.” (c) “It’s easy for you.” (d) “You worked so hard!”
9. 9.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “I can learn from her.” (b) “She is just lucky.” (c) “I’ll never draw well.” (d) “Drawing is silly.”
10. 10.True or false: “practising hard skills” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I’ll ask for help.” (b) “I will practise more.” (c) “I need a new plan.” (d) “I am not smart.”
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up quickly (b) envying others (c) avoiding challenges (d) learning from feedback
13. 13.True or false: “learning from feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) praising effort (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) asking for help early (d) enjoying challenges
15. 15.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: praising effort? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
16. 16.True or false: “I only do what I’m already good at.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) avoiding challenges (c) giving up quickly (d) learning from feedback
18. 18.True or false: “She is just born talented.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: trying new strategies? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
21. 21.True or false: “practising hard skills” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Let me try a different way.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
23. 23.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) hiding your mistakes (d) ignoring feedback
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up quickly (b) asking for help early (c) avoiding challenges (d) sticking to easy tasks
25. 25.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) envying others (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) praising effort (d) ignoring feedback
26. 26.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: sticking to easy tasks? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
27. 27.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) effort is useless (b) skills grow with effort (c) smart is born (d) talent is fixed
28. 28.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “envying others” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) ever (b) again (c) never (d) yet
31. 31.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) envying others (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) asking for help early (d) ignoring feedback
32. 32.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Feedback is an attack on me.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
33. 33.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) avoiding challenges (c) practising hard skills (d) sticking to easy tasks
35. 35.True or false: “sticking to easy tasks” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help early (b) giving up quickly (c) trying new strategies (d) praising effort
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising effort (b) avoiding challenges (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) hiding your mistakes
38. 38.True or false: “ignoring feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up quickly (b) envying others (c) trying new strategies (d) sticking to easy tasks
40. 40.True or false: “Hard work helps me improve.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True

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