Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 689 · 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 growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “ignoring feedback” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “sticking to easy tasks” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) skills grow with effort (b) talent is fixed (c) effort is useless (d) smart is born
7. 7.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: giving up quickly? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
10. 10.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “Hard work helps me improve.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: ignoring feedback? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
14. 14.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) never (b) ever (c) yet (d) again
15. 15.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Feedback is an attack on me.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
17. 17.True or false: “She is just born talented.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: envying others? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
19. 19.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
20. 20.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: trying new strategies? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
21. 21.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) asking for help early (b) ignoring feedback (c) hiding your mistakes (d) sticking to easy tasks
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring feedback (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) enjoying challenges (d) envying others
23. 23.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “She is just born talented.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) envying others (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) trying new strategies (d) avoiding challenges
26. 26.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I practise, I will get better.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
27. 27.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: avoiding challenges? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
28. 28.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I am not smart.” (b) “I’ll ask for help.” (c) “I will practise more.” (d) “I need a new plan.”
29. 29.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I am just not a maths person.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help early (b) praising effort (c) practising hard skills (d) giving up quickly
31. 31.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I will ask for help and try again.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
32. 32.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Hard work helps me improve.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
33. 33.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) giving up quickly (c) hiding your mistakes (d) envying others
34. 34.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You worked so hard!” (b) “You were born smart.” (c) “You are a genius!” (d) “It’s easy for you.”
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying new strategies (b) ignoring feedback (c) practising hard skills (d) learning from feedback
36. 36.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) learning from feedback (b) practising hard skills (c) praising effort (d) giving up quickly
37. 37.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: praising effort? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising effort (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) avoiding challenges (d) ignoring feedback
39. 39.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) envying others (b) asking for help early (c) practising hard skills (d) enjoying challenges
40. 40.True or false: “ignoring feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False

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