Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 662 · 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) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
2. 2.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) effort is useless (b) skills grow with effort (c) smart is born (d) talent is fixed
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) avoiding challenges (c) enjoying challenges (d) envying others
4. 4.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “I can learn from her.” (b) “She is just lucky.” (c) “I’ll never draw well.” (d) “Drawing is silly.”
5. 5.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) envying others (b) hiding your mistakes (c) trying new strategies (d) sticking to easy tasks
6. 6.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) practising hard skills (b) enjoying challenges (c) envying others (d) asking for help early
7. 7.True or false: “I will ask for help and try again.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “It’s easy for you.” (b) “You are a genius!” (c) “You worked so hard!” (d) “You were born smart.”
9. 9.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “praising effort” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “practising hard skills” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) avoiding challenges (c) giving up quickly (d) praising effort
13. 13.True or false: “envying others” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I am not smart.” (b) “I will practise more.” (c) “I need a new plan.” (d) “I’ll ask for help.”
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising hard skills (b) giving up quickly (c) ignoring feedback (d) sticking to easy tasks
16. 16.True or false: “Let me try a different way.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) ignoring feedback (c) asking for help early (d) envying others
18. 18.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I am just not a maths person.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
20. 20.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Let me try a different way.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
22. 22.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: giving up quickly? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
24. 24.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) envying others (b) ignoring feedback (c) avoiding challenges (d) praising effort
25. 25.True or false: “Hard work helps me improve.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) praising effort (b) learning from feedback (c) giving up quickly (d) asking for help early
27. 27.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: hiding your mistakes? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
28. 28.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) ignoring feedback (c) avoiding challenges (d) enjoying challenges
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising effort (b) asking for help early (c) enjoying challenges (d) giving up quickly
30. 30.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: avoiding challenges? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
32. 32.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) never (b) ever (c) again (d) yet
33. 33.True or false: “sticking to easy tasks” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: envying others? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
36. 36.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: ignoring feedback? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
37. 37.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) practising hard skills (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) envying others (d) ignoring feedback
38. 38.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I’ll never be good at drawing.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
40. 40.True or false: “practising hard skills” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True

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