Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 638 · 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) ignoring feedback (b) enjoying challenges (c) avoiding challenges (d) hiding your mistakes
2. 2.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
3. 3.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: learning from feedback? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
4. 4.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
7. 7.True or false: “praising effort” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
9. 9.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) talent is fixed (b) effort is useless (c) smart is born (d) skills grow with effort
10. 10.True or false: “avoiding challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) practising hard skills (b) hiding your mistakes (c) ignoring feedback (d) avoiding challenges
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) ignoring feedback (c) practising hard skills (d) giving up quickly
13. 13.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I will practise more.” (b) “I am not smart.” (c) “I need a new plan.” (d) “I’ll ask for help.”
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) avoiding challenges (c) asking for help early (d) hiding your mistakes
15. 15.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) giving up quickly (b) enjoying challenges (c) learning from feedback (d) praising effort
18. 18.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: avoiding challenges? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
19. 19.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Let me try a different way.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
20. 20.True or false: “envying others” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: envying others? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
22. 22.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I will ask for help and try again.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
23. 23.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “Feedback is an attack on me.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
26. 26.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) trying new strategies (c) enjoying challenges (d) asking for help early
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying new strategies (b) learning from feedback (c) hiding your mistakes (d) asking for help early
28. 28.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “envying others” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “I will ask for help and try again.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) avoiding challenges (b) trying new strategies (c) asking for help early (d) praising effort
32. 32.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “Drawing is silly.” (b) “I’ll never draw well.” (c) “I can learn from her.” (d) “She is just lucky.”
34. 34.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: trying new strategies? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
35. 35.True or false: “She is just born talented.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) enjoying challenges (d) asking for help early
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) asking for help early (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) learning from feedback
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) avoiding challenges (b) learning from feedback (c) envying others (d) ignoring feedback
39. 39.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
40. 40.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True

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