Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 645 · 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) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) enjoying challenges (b) envying others (c) avoiding challenges (d) ignoring feedback
3. 3.True or false: “sticking to easy tasks” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You worked so hard!” (b) “It’s easy for you.” (c) “You were born smart.” (d) “You are a genius!”
5. 5.True or false: “avoiding challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) ignoring feedback (b) avoiding challenges (c) giving up quickly (d) practising hard skills
7. 7.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I need a new plan.” (b) “I am not smart.” (c) “I’ll ask for help.” (d) “I will practise more.”
8. 8.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Feedback is an attack on me.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
9. 9.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: trying new strategies? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising effort (b) hiding your mistakes (c) learning from feedback (d) enjoying challenges
11. 11.True or false: “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) never (b) again (c) yet (d) ever
13. 13.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) giving up quickly (c) ignoring feedback (d) sticking to easy tasks
15. 15.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) asking for help early (b) hiding your mistakes (c) avoiding challenges (d) sticking to easy tasks
18. 18.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
19. 19.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) hiding your mistakes (c) learning from feedback (d) practising hard skills
20. 20.True or false: “envying others” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) praising effort (b) giving up quickly (c) trying new strategies (d) practising hard skills
22. 22.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I practise, I will get better.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
23. 23.True or false: “avoiding challenges” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Hard work helps me improve.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
26. 26.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: asking for help early? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
27. 27.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: hiding your mistakes? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
28. 28.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: sticking to easy tasks? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
29. 29.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “She is just born talented.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
30. 30.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: learning from feedback? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up quickly (b) enjoying challenges (c) avoiding challenges (d) ignoring feedback
32. 32.True or false: “learning from feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: praising effort? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
34. 34.True or false: “Hard work helps me improve.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I only do what I’m already good at.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) praising effort (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) avoiding challenges
37. 37.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) smart is born (b) effort is useless (c) talent is fixed (d) skills grow with effort
38. 38.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “I’ll never draw well.” (b) “Drawing is silly.” (c) “She is just lucky.” (d) “I can learn from her.”
39. 39.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Let me try a different way.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True

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