Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 70 · 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 or fixed mindset habit: asking for help early? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
2. 2.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) talent is fixed (b) effort is useless (c) skills grow with effort (d) smart is born
3. 3.True or false: “praising effort” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “She is just lucky.” (b) “I can learn from her.” (c) “I’ll never draw well.” (d) “Drawing is silly.”
5. 5.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) enjoying challenges (b) learning from feedback (c) hiding your mistakes (d) trying new strategies
6. 6.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “practising hard skills” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “sticking to easy tasks” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: praising effort? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
11. 11.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “It’s easy for you.” (b) “You worked so hard!” (c) “You were born smart.” (d) “You are a genius!”
12. 12.True or false: “Hard work helps me improve.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) envying others (b) praising effort (c) enjoying challenges (d) practising hard skills
15. 15.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) asking for help early (b) giving up quickly (c) envying others (d) avoiding challenges
16. 16.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) giving up quickly (b) ignoring feedback (c) practising hard skills (d) hiding your mistakes
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help early (b) practising hard skills (c) learning from feedback (d) giving up quickly
18. 18.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) never (b) ever (c) yet (d) again
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help early (b) envying others (c) practising hard skills (d) learning from feedback
20. 20.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Feedback is an attack on me.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
21. 21.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I’ll never be good at drawing.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
22. 22.True or false: “learning from feedback” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “Hard work helps me improve.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring feedback (b) practising hard skills (c) praising effort (d) trying new strategies
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) hiding your mistakes (c) asking for help early (d) avoiding challenges
26. 26.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) envying others (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) avoiding challenges (d) enjoying challenges
28. 28.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
29. 29.True or false: “avoiding challenges” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “I’ll never be good at drawing.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “Let me try a different way.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) avoiding challenges (b) learning from feedback (c) hiding your mistakes (d) envying others
34. 34.True or false: “Feedback is an attack on me.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I’ll ask for help.” (b) “I need a new plan.” (c) “I am not smart.” (d) “I will practise more.”
37. 37.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “envying others” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: sticking to easy tasks? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
40. 40.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) praising effort (b) enjoying challenges (c) avoiding challenges (d) trying new strategies

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