Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 642 · 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: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I am just not a maths person.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
3. 3.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: learning from feedback? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
4. 4.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) avoiding challenges (c) learning from feedback (d) sticking to easy tasks
5. 5.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “I’ll never draw well.” (b) “Drawing is silly.” (c) “I can learn from her.” (d) “She is just lucky.”
6. 6.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I need a new plan.” (b) “I will practise more.” (c) “I’ll ask for help.” (d) “I am not smart.”
7. 7.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: ignoring feedback? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
8. 8.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Hard work helps me improve.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
9. 9.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) never (b) yet (c) again (d) ever
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising hard skills (b) ignoring feedback (c) asking for help early (d) praising effort
11. 11.True or false: “praising effort” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) smart is born (b) effort is useless (c) skills grow with effort (d) talent is fixed
14. 14.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: praising effort? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
15. 15.True or false: “I’ll never be good at drawing.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) envying others (b) hiding your mistakes (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) enjoying challenges
17. 17.True or false: “giving up quickly” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) ignoring feedback (b) trying new strategies (c) asking for help early (d) practising hard skills
19. 19.True or false: “learning from feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
21. 21.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) avoiding challenges (c) practising hard skills (d) praising effort
22. 22.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I practise, I will get better.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
23. 23.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) ignoring feedback (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) avoiding challenges (d) praising effort
24. 24.True or false: “Let me try a different way.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up quickly (b) ignoring feedback (c) envying others (d) praising effort
26. 26.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) avoiding challenges (c) hiding your mistakes (d) ignoring feedback
27. 27.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You were born smart.” (b) “You are a genius!” (c) “It’s easy for you.” (d) “You worked so hard!”
28. 28.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: asking for help early? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
29. 29.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) enjoying challenges (c) practising hard skills (d) asking for help early
32. 32.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I’ll never be good at drawing.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) asking for help early (c) learning from feedback (d) avoiding challenges
34. 34.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
35. 35.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) envying others (b) hiding your mistakes (c) asking for help early (d) giving up quickly
36. 36.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: envying others? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
37. 37.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: avoiding challenges? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising hard skills (b) praising effort (c) giving up quickly (d) asking for help early
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) enjoying challenges (c) practising hard skills (d) praising effort

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