Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 71 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help early (b) avoiding challenges (c) giving up quickly (d) ignoring feedback
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) ignoring feedback (c) praising effort (d) trying new strategies
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) asking for help early (c) praising effort (d) enjoying challenges
4. 4.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: learning from feedback? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
5. 5.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I practise, I will get better.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
6. 6.True or false: “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I only do what I’m already good at.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
8. 8.True or false: “avoiding challenges” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “envying others” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring feedback (b) enjoying challenges (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) giving up quickly
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) envying others (c) learning from feedback (d) practising hard skills
13. 13.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: giving up quickly? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
14. 14.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “She is just born talented.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
15. 15.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: praising effort? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
16. 16.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Let me try a different way.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
17. 17.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) skills grow with effort (b) talent is fixed (c) smart is born (d) effort is useless
18. 18.True or false: “practising hard skills” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) practising hard skills (c) trying new strategies (d) sticking to easy tasks
20. 20.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
21. 21.True or false: “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) practising hard skills (b) learning from feedback (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) trying new strategies
23. 23.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: ignoring feedback? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
24. 24.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) never (b) ever (c) again (d) yet
25. 25.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎨 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.”
27. 27.True or false: “She is just born talented.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “sticking to easy tasks” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) learning from feedback (b) giving up quickly (c) hiding your mistakes (d) envying others
30. 30.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: enjoying challenges? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
31. 31.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) practising hard skills (c) giving up quickly (d) avoiding challenges
32. 32.True or false: “Feedback is an attack on me.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🏅 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!”
34. 34.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “ignoring feedback” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “I only do what I’m already good at.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) enjoying challenges (b) praising effort (c) ignoring feedback (d) learning from feedback
39. 39.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I need a new plan.” (b) “I am not smart.” (c) “I’ll ask for help.” (d) “I will practise more.”
40. 40.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Hard work helps me improve.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset

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