Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 649 · 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.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “I can learn from her.” (b) “She is just lucky.” (c) “Drawing is silly.” (d) “I’ll never draw well.”
4. 4.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) talent is fixed (b) effort is useless (c) skills grow with effort (d) smart is born
5. 5.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) ignoring feedback (b) enjoying challenges (c) avoiding challenges (d) giving up quickly
6. 6.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) asking for help early (b) ignoring feedback (c) praising effort (d) enjoying challenges
7. 7.True or false: “ignoring feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: trying new strategies? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
9. 9.📉 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.”
10. 10.True or false: “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Feedback is an attack on me.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
12. 12.True or false: “Hard work helps me improve.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring feedback (b) avoiding challenges (c) envying others (d) enjoying challenges
14. 14.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: praising effort? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
15. 15.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: learning from feedback? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
16. 16.True or false: “giving up quickly” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) enjoying challenges (b) practising hard skills (c) asking for help early (d) envying others
18. 18.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I’ll never be good at drawing.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
19. 19.True or false: “sticking to easy tasks” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) hiding your mistakes (c) ignoring feedback (d) practising hard skills
21. 21.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
23. 23.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: practising hard skills? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
24. 24.True or false: “I only do what I’m already good at.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) praising effort (c) giving up quickly (d) envying others
27. 27.True or false: “She is just born talented.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Let me try a different way.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
29. 29.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
30. 30.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) praising effort (d) trying new strategies
33. 33.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “She is just born talented.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
35. 35.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) never (b) ever (c) again (d) yet
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) ignoring feedback (c) learning from feedback (d) giving up quickly
37. 37.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) ignoring feedback (c) avoiding challenges (d) practising hard skills
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising hard skills (b) asking for help early (c) praising effort (d) ignoring feedback
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help early (b) enjoying challenges (c) learning from feedback (d) hiding your mistakes
40. 40.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: enjoying challenges? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit

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