Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 659 · 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: “I only do what I’m already good at.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “giving up quickly” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “praising effort” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) avoiding challenges (c) envying others (d) praising effort
5. 5.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) smart is born (b) effort is useless (c) talent is fixed (d) skills grow with effort
6. 6.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) giving up quickly (c) ignoring feedback (d) hiding your mistakes
7. 7.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) practising hard skills (b) trying new strategies (c) praising effort (d) avoiding challenges
8. 8.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) enjoying challenges (b) learning from feedback (c) trying new strategies (d) giving up quickly
9. 9.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I will ask for help and try again.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
10. 10.True or false: “envying others” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up quickly (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) avoiding challenges (d) enjoying challenges
12. 12.True or false: “asking for help early” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help early (b) practising hard skills (c) trying new strategies (d) ignoring feedback
14. 14.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Let me try a different way.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
15. 15.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: giving up quickly? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
16. 16.True or false: “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “Drawing is silly.” (b) “She is just lucky.” (c) “I’ll never draw well.” (d) “I can learn from her.”
18. 18.True or false: “Let me try a different way.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “ignoring feedback” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: sticking to easy tasks? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
21. 21.True or false: “learning from feedback” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I need a new plan.” (b) “I’ll ask for help.” (c) “I am not smart.” (d) “I will practise more.”
24. 24.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) practising hard skills (b) learning from feedback (c) trying new strategies (d) envying others
25. 25.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: trying new strategies? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising effort (b) enjoying challenges (c) hiding your mistakes (d) practising hard skills
27. 27.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “She is just born talented.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
29. 29.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
30. 30.True or false: “praising effort” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I’ll never be good at drawing.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
32. 32.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) learning from feedback (b) enjoying challenges (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) trying new strategies
36. 36.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You are a genius!” (b) “You were born smart.” (c) “It’s easy for you.” (d) “You worked so hard!”
37. 37.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: praising effort? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
38. 38.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
39. 39.True or false: “I only do what I’m already good at.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) ever (b) again (c) yet (d) never

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