Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 660 · 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? “Feedback is an attack on me.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
2. 2.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
3. 3.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: ignoring feedback? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising hard skills (b) enjoying challenges (c) giving up quickly (d) asking for help early
5. 5.True or false: “sticking to easy tasks” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) smart is born (b) skills grow with effort (c) talent is fixed (d) effort is useless
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) giving up quickly (c) enjoying challenges (d) ignoring feedback
8. 8.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: giving up quickly? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
9. 9.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I will practise more.” (b) “I am not smart.” (c) “I need a new plan.” (d) “I’ll ask for help.”
10. 10.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “trying new strategies” 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) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) asking for help early (c) praising effort (d) enjoying challenges
14. 14.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Let me try a different way.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) learning from feedback (c) enjoying challenges (d) asking for help early
16. 16.True or false: “asking for help early” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You were born smart.” (b) “You worked so hard!” (c) “It’s easy for you.” (d) “You are a genius!”
18. 18.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising effort (b) enjoying challenges (c) ignoring feedback (d) learning from feedback
20. 20.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I practise, I will get better.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
21. 21.True or false: “asking for help early” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) never (b) again (c) yet (d) ever
23. 23.True or false: “She is just born talented.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
25. 25.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) giving up quickly (c) practising hard skills (d) avoiding challenges
26. 26.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: asking for help early? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
27. 27.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Hard work helps me improve.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
29. 29.True or false: “Feedback is an attack on me.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “Feedback is an attack on me.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: practising hard skills? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
32. 32.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) giving up quickly (d) asking for help early
33. 33.🎨 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.”
34. 34.True or false: “She is just born talented.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “envying others” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning from feedback (b) practising hard skills (c) avoiding challenges (d) asking for help early
38. 38.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I am just not a maths person.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
39. 39.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: avoiding challenges? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
40. 40.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset

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