Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 654 · 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) learning from feedback (b) praising effort (c) ignoring feedback (d) practising hard skills
2. 2.True or false: “praising effort” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “She is just born talented.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
4. 4.True or false: “She is just born talented.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning from feedback (b) enjoying challenges (c) practising hard skills (d) giving up quickly
6. 6.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) envying others (b) hiding your mistakes (c) trying new strategies (d) giving up quickly
8. 8.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) learning from feedback (b) trying new strategies (c) giving up quickly (d) enjoying challenges
9. 9.True or false: “sticking to easy tasks” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring feedback (b) hiding your mistakes (c) avoiding challenges (d) praising effort
12. 12.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I will ask for help and try again.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
13. 13.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “practising hard skills” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “I can learn from her.” (b) “I’ll never draw well.” (c) “She is just lucky.” (d) “Drawing is silly.”
16. 16.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “giving up quickly” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) envying others (b) hiding your mistakes (c) trying new strategies (d) giving up quickly
20. 20.True or false: “envying others” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) smart is born (b) effort is useless (c) skills grow with effort (d) talent is fixed
22. 22.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: ignoring feedback? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
23. 23.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
24. 24.True or false: “praising effort” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up quickly (b) practising hard skills (c) envying others (d) ignoring feedback
26. 26.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) ever (b) again (c) yet (d) never
27. 27.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) ignoring feedback (b) praising effort (c) asking for help early (d) enjoying challenges
28. 28.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) praising effort (b) learning from feedback (c) envying others (d) practising hard skills
29. 29.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) enjoying challenges (b) practising hard skills (c) asking for help early (d) avoiding challenges
30. 30.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You worked so hard!” (b) “You are a genius!” (c) “You were born smart.” (d) “It’s easy for you.”
31. 31.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Feedback is an attack on me.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
32. 32.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: enjoying challenges? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
33. 33.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
34. 34.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
35. 35.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
36. 36.True or false: “Hard work helps me improve.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: praising effort? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
38. 38.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: learning from feedback? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
39. 39.True or false: “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: sticking to easy tasks? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit

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