Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 716 · 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 of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) ignoring feedback (b) practising hard skills (c) trying new strategies (d) enjoying challenges
2. 2.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) avoiding challenges (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) enjoying challenges (d) envying others
3. 3.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
4. 4.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I will ask for help and try again.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
6. 6.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I will practise more.” (b) “I am not smart.” (c) “I need a new plan.” (d) “I’ll ask for help.”
7. 7.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You worked so hard!” (b) “You were born smart.” (c) “It’s easy for you.” (d) “You are a genius!”
8. 8.True or false: “ignoring feedback” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help early (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) avoiding challenges (d) envying others
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning from feedback (b) practising hard skills (c) giving up quickly (d) enjoying challenges
11. 11.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning from feedback (b) enjoying challenges (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) trying new strategies
13. 13.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Feedback is an attack on me.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up quickly (b) avoiding challenges (c) envying others (d) practising hard skills
15. 15.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “She is just born talented.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
16. 16.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) praising effort (b) asking for help early (c) trying new strategies (d) avoiding challenges
17. 17.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) practising hard skills (c) envying others (d) hiding your mistakes
18. 18.True or false: “praising effort” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “praising effort” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: giving up quickly? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
21. 21.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “She is just lucky.” (b) “Drawing is silly.” (c) “I can learn from her.” (d) “I’ll never draw well.”
22. 22.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) never (b) ever (c) again (d) yet
23. 23.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: avoiding challenges? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
24. 24.True or false: “Let me try a different way.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) talent is fixed (b) effort is useless (c) smart is born (d) skills grow with effort
26. 26.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) avoiding challenges (b) envying others (c) ignoring feedback (d) trying new strategies
28. 28.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: praising effort? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
29. 29.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
32. 32.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I only do what I’m already good at.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
33. 33.True or false: “avoiding challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Let me try a different way.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
35. 35.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: hiding your mistakes? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
36. 36.True or false: “Let me try a different way.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I’ll never be good at drawing.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
38. 38.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “I’ll never be good at drawing.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset

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