Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 631 · 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: “learning from feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) avoiding challenges (b) envying others (c) giving up quickly (d) asking for help early
4. 4.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I only do what I’m already good at.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
5. 5.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) ignoring feedback (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) enjoying challenges (d) avoiding challenges
6. 6.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: practising hard skills? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
7. 7.True or false: “avoiding challenges” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I practise, I will get better.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring feedback (b) asking for help early (c) trying new strategies (d) practising hard skills
10. 10.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎨 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.”
12. 12.True or false: “Hard work helps me improve.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “practising hard skills” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) practising hard skills (b) hiding your mistakes (c) asking for help early (d) praising effort
15. 15.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising effort (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) giving up quickly (d) hiding your mistakes
17. 17.True or false: “Feedback is an attack on me.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: sticking to easy tasks? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
19. 19.True or false: “learning from feedback” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) again (b) yet (c) ever (d) never
21. 21.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: asking for help early? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising effort (b) practising hard skills (c) envying others (d) learning from feedback
23. 23.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
24. 24.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) envying others (b) hiding your mistakes (c) trying new strategies (d) sticking to easy tasks
26. 26.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “asking for help early” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up quickly (b) avoiding challenges (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) learning from feedback
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) avoiding challenges (b) asking for help early (c) praising effort (d) enjoying challenges
30. 30.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) asking for help early (b) trying new strategies (c) praising effort (d) avoiding challenges
31. 31.True or false: “asking for help early” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I am not smart.” (b) “I need a new plan.” (c) “I’ll ask for help.” (d) “I will practise more.”
33. 33.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Hard work helps me improve.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
35. 35.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) avoiding challenges (b) ignoring feedback (c) learning from feedback (d) giving up quickly
36. 36.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) praising effort (b) envying others (c) trying new strategies (d) practising hard skills
37. 37.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) skills grow with effort (b) effort is useless (c) talent is fixed (d) smart is born
38. 38.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) ignoring feedback (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) hiding your mistakes (d) asking for help early
39. 39.True or false: “ignoring feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) praising effort (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) avoiding challenges (d) hiding your mistakes

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