Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 620 · 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.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
2. 2.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
3. 3.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: enjoying challenges? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
4. 4.True or false: “asking for help early” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “avoiding challenges” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📉 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.”
8. 8.True or false: “Hard work helps me improve.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) giving up quickly (b) practising hard skills (c) trying new strategies (d) praising effort
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up quickly (b) avoiding challenges (c) enjoying challenges (d) sticking to easy tasks
11. 11.True or false: “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) practising hard skills (b) hiding your mistakes (c) learning from feedback (d) enjoying challenges
13. 13.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) asking for help early (c) hiding your mistakes (d) avoiding challenges
14. 14.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
15. 15.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “She is just born talented.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
16. 16.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I am just not a maths person.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
17. 17.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: avoiding challenges? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
18. 18.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Let me try a different way.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
19. 19.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “She is just lucky.” (b) “I’ll never draw well.” (c) “I can learn from her.” (d) “Drawing is silly.”
20. 20.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) enjoying challenges (c) avoiding challenges (d) hiding your mistakes
21. 21.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “It’s easy for you.” (b) “You worked so hard!” (c) “You were born smart.” (d) “You are a genius!”
22. 22.True or false: “envying others” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “giving up quickly” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I will ask for help and try again.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) envying others (b) hiding your mistakes (c) practising hard skills (d) sticking to easy tasks
27. 27.True or false: “asking for help early” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: sticking to easy tasks? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
29. 29.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) learning from feedback (b) practising hard skills (c) trying new strategies (d) sticking to easy tasks
30. 30.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) effort is useless (b) skills grow with effort (c) smart is born (d) talent is fixed
31. 31.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) never (b) ever (c) again (d) yet
32. 32.True or false: “learning from feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: hiding your mistakes? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
37. 37.True or false: “Let me try a different way.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring feedback (b) avoiding challenges (c) learning from feedback (d) sticking to easy tasks
39. 39.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I’ll never be good at drawing.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
40. 40.True or false: “sticking to easy tasks” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False

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