Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 715 · 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: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You were born smart.” (b) “You are a genius!” (c) “It’s easy for you.” (d) “You worked so hard!”
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) envying others (b) giving up quickly (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) enjoying challenges
6. 6.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Let me try a different way.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
7. 7.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) avoiding challenges (b) envying others (c) learning from feedback (d) hiding your mistakes
8. 8.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I practise, I will get better.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
9. 9.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I will practise more.” (b) “I’ll ask for help.” (c) “I am not smart.” (d) “I need a new plan.”
10. 10.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Hard work helps me improve.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
11. 11.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: praising effort? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
12. 12.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) talent is fixed (b) effort is useless (c) smart is born (d) skills grow with effort
13. 13.True or false: “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: envying others? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
15. 15.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I will ask for help and try again.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
16. 16.🎨 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.”
17. 17.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “She is just born talented.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
18. 18.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: enjoying challenges? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
19. 19.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Feedback is an attack on me.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
21. 21.True or false: “I’ll never be good at drawing.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
23. 23.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) giving up quickly (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) practising hard skills
24. 24.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I only do what I’m already good at.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
25. 25.True or false: “I only do what I’m already good at.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) asking for help early (c) enjoying challenges (d) sticking to easy tasks
29. 29.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring feedback (b) trying new strategies (c) envying others (d) avoiding challenges
32. 32.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I’ll never be good at drawing.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
33. 33.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) practising hard skills (b) asking for help early (c) giving up quickly (d) learning from feedback
34. 34.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: giving up quickly? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
35. 35.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) avoiding challenges (c) giving up quickly (d) asking for help early
38. 38.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) again (b) ever (c) never (d) yet
39. 39.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: sticking to easy tasks? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
40. 40.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False

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