Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 711 · 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) learning from feedback (b) asking for help early (c) practising hard skills (d) ignoring feedback
2. 2.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Hard work helps me improve.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
3. 3.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Let me try a different way.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
4. 4.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I am not smart.” (b) “I need a new plan.” (c) “I’ll ask for help.” (d) “I will practise more.”
5. 5.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) praising effort (b) enjoying challenges (c) learning from feedback (d) giving up quickly
6. 6.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
7. 7.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: praising effort? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
8. 8.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I’ll never be good at drawing.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
9. 9.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: learning from feedback? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
10. 10.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) enjoying challenges (d) asking for help early
11. 11.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) avoiding challenges (b) praising effort (c) giving up quickly (d) sticking to easy tasks
12. 12.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) ignoring feedback (c) avoiding challenges (d) enjoying challenges
13. 13.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: trying new strategies? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
14. 14.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “sticking to easy tasks” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: practising hard skills? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
17. 17.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “I’ll never draw well.” (b) “She is just lucky.” (c) “I can learn from her.” (d) “Drawing is silly.”
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) avoiding challenges (c) giving up quickly (d) practising hard skills
19. 19.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) trying new strategies (c) ignoring feedback (d) hiding your mistakes
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising effort (b) enjoying challenges (c) hiding your mistakes (d) learning from feedback
21. 21.True or false: “practising hard skills” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “Feedback is an attack on me.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) never (b) yet (c) ever (d) again
24. 24.True or false: “envying others” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “learning from feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I practise, I will get better.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
27. 27.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) effort is useless (b) smart is born (c) talent is fixed (d) skills grow with effort
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) praising effort (c) practising hard skills (d) envying others
29. 29.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “Hard work helps me improve.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “giving up quickly” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
33. 33.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “She is just born talented.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
34. 34.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: sticking to easy tasks? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
35. 35.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) asking for help early (c) learning from feedback (d) practising hard skills
36. 36.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) ignoring feedback (b) giving up quickly (c) hiding your mistakes (d) learning from feedback
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) avoiding challenges (b) asking for help early (c) envying others (d) ignoring feedback
38. 38.True or false: “Let me try a different way.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “It’s easy for you.” (b) “You were born smart.” (c) “You are a genius!” (d) “You worked so hard!”
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) giving up quickly (c) ignoring feedback (d) envying others

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