Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 613 · 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: “hiding your mistakes” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring feedback (b) hiding your mistakes (c) enjoying challenges (d) sticking to easy tasks
3. 3.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) effort is useless (b) skills grow with effort (c) smart is born (d) talent is fixed
4. 4.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “She is just lucky.” (b) “I’ll never draw well.” (c) “Drawing is silly.” (d) “I can learn from her.”
5. 5.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Hard work helps me improve.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
6. 6.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: practising hard skills? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying new strategies (b) enjoying challenges (c) ignoring feedback (d) practising hard skills
8. 8.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: hiding your mistakes? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
9. 9.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: trying new strategies? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
10. 10.True or false: “Let me try a different way.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
12. 12.True or false: “Hard work helps me improve.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “sticking to easy tasks” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “Let me try a different way.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) practising hard skills (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) trying new strategies (d) praising effort
16. 16.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I’ll ask for help.” (b) “I will practise more.” (c) “I am not smart.” (d) “I need a new plan.”
17. 17.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) practising hard skills (b) hiding your mistakes (c) trying new strategies (d) praising effort
18. 18.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) envying others (b) trying new strategies (c) asking for help early (d) learning from feedback
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) avoiding challenges (b) asking for help early (c) envying others (d) sticking to easy tasks
20. 20.True or false: “I will ask for help and try again.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising effort (b) trying new strategies (c) giving up quickly (d) enjoying challenges
22. 22.True or false: “avoiding challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “envying others” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
25. 25.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “She is just born talented.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
26. 26.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
28. 28.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) envying others (b) hiding your mistakes (c) asking for help early (d) sticking to easy tasks
30. 30.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: enjoying challenges? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
31. 31.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
32. 32.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You were born smart.” (b) “You worked so hard!” (c) “You are a genius!” (d) “It’s easy for you.”
33. 33.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) avoiding challenges (c) ignoring feedback (d) trying new strategies
36. 36.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) ever (b) again (c) yet (d) never
38. 38.True or false: “Hard work helps me improve.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) trying new strategies (c) asking for help early (d) hiding your mistakes
40. 40.True or false: “praising effort” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False

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