Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

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

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