Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 617 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) asking for help early (b) learning from feedback (c) hiding your mistakes (d) praising effort
2. 2.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) praising effort (b) giving up quickly (c) trying new strategies (d) asking for help early
3. 3.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: enjoying challenges? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
4. 4.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I’ll ask for help.” (b) “I am not smart.” (c) “I need a new plan.” (d) “I will practise more.”
5. 5.True or false: “I only do what I’m already good at.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “I will ask for help and try again.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) smart is born (b) skills grow with effort (c) effort is useless (d) talent is fixed
8. 8.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: learning from feedback? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
9. 9.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) envying others (b) trying new strategies (c) giving up quickly (d) ignoring feedback
10. 10.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: sticking to easy tasks? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
11. 11.True or false: “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) enjoying challenges (b) avoiding challenges (c) learning from feedback (d) praising effort
13. 13.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I’ll never be good at drawing.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
14. 14.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Let me try a different way.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) learning from feedback (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) practising hard skills
16. 16.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “I’ll never draw well.” (b) “She is just lucky.” (c) “Drawing is silly.” (d) “I can learn from her.”
17. 17.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I am just not a maths person.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
18. 18.🏅 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!”
19. 19.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: ignoring feedback? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
20. 20.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) never (b) yet (c) ever (d) again
22. 22.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I practise, I will get better.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
23. 23.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
24. 24.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
26. 26.True or false: “praising effort” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) ignoring feedback (b) praising effort (c) avoiding challenges (d) sticking to easy tasks
28. 28.True or false: “learning from feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
30. 30.True or false: “practising hard skills” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) envying others (b) trying new strategies (c) hiding your mistakes (d) giving up quickly
32. 32.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: trying new strategies? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
33. 33.True or false: “avoiding challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
35. 35.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) avoiding challenges (b) ignoring feedback (c) practising hard skills (d) envying others
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) avoiding challenges (c) praising effort (d) envying others
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help early (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) ignoring feedback (d) avoiding challenges
39. 39.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) giving up quickly (d) learning from feedback

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