Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 701 · 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: “ignoring feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring feedback (b) learning from feedback (c) trying new strategies (d) practising hard skills
4. 4.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising hard skills (b) enjoying challenges (c) giving up quickly (d) learning from feedback
6. 6.True or false: “asking for help early” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up quickly (b) enjoying challenges (c) avoiding challenges (d) envying others
8. 8.True or false: “envying others” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: avoiding challenges? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
11. 11.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: trying new strategies? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
12. 12.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) ever (b) yet (c) never (d) again
13. 13.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “I only do what I’m already good at.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) practising hard skills (b) enjoying challenges (c) learning from feedback (d) envying others
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising hard skills (b) avoiding challenges (c) enjoying challenges (d) praising effort
17. 17.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: envying others? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
18. 18.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I will ask for help and try again.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
19. 19.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) hiding your mistakes (c) ignoring feedback (d) practising hard skills
20. 20.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You are a genius!” (b) “You were born smart.” (c) “It’s easy for you.” (d) “You worked so hard!”
21. 21.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: learning from feedback? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
22. 22.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) practising hard skills (c) hiding your mistakes (d) asking for help early
23. 23.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) avoiding challenges (b) learning from feedback (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) envying others
24. 24.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) practising hard skills (b) enjoying challenges (c) asking for help early (d) giving up quickly
25. 25.True or false: “envying others” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
27. 27.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
28. 28.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “I can learn from her.” (b) “She is just lucky.” (c) “Drawing is silly.” (d) “I’ll never draw well.”
29. 29.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I’ll never be good at drawing.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
30. 30.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I practise, I will get better.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising effort (b) practising hard skills (c) enjoying challenges (d) envying others
32. 32.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: ignoring feedback? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
33. 33.True or false: “learning from feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) avoiding challenges (b) ignoring feedback (c) learning from feedback (d) giving up quickly
36. 36.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) avoiding challenges (b) learning from feedback (c) enjoying challenges (d) trying new strategies
37. 37.True or false: “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I will practise more.” (b) “I need a new plan.” (c) “I’ll ask for help.” (d) “I am not smart.”
39. 39.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
40. 40.True or false: “praising effort” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False

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