Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 717 · 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) giving up quickly (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) envying others (d) enjoying challenges
2. 2.True or false: “sticking to easy tasks” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) avoiding challenges (b) giving up quickly (c) practising hard skills (d) envying others
4. 4.True or false: “I only do what I’m already good at.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) effort is useless (b) smart is born (c) talent is fixed (d) skills grow with effort
6. 6.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) ignoring feedback (c) asking for help early (d) learning from feedback
7. 7.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
8. 8.True or false: “Let me try a different way.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: avoiding challenges? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) learning from feedback (c) practising hard skills (d) sticking to easy tasks
11. 11.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
12. 12.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I am not smart.” (b) “I will practise more.” (c) “I’ll ask for help.” (d) “I need a new plan.”
14. 14.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “I can learn from her.” (b) “I’ll never draw well.” (c) “Drawing is silly.” (d) “She is just lucky.”
15. 15.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: trying new strategies? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
17. 17.True or false: “ignoring feedback” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) avoiding challenges (b) hiding your mistakes (c) ignoring feedback (d) praising effort
19. 19.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: envying others? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
20. 20.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) praising effort (b) practising hard skills (c) envying others (d) enjoying challenges
21. 21.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: enjoying challenges? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
22. 22.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Hard work helps me improve.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
23. 23.True or false: “avoiding challenges” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring feedback (b) learning from feedback (c) hiding your mistakes (d) avoiding challenges
25. 25.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) avoiding challenges (b) envying others (c) asking for help early (d) hiding your mistakes
26. 26.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: hiding your mistakes? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
27. 27.🏅 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!”
28. 28.True or false: “asking for help early” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Feedback is an attack on me.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring feedback (b) learning from feedback (c) practising hard skills (d) asking for help early
31. 31.True or false: “envying others” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “praising effort” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) hiding your mistakes (c) praising effort (d) giving up quickly
36. 36.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
38. 38.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I’ll never be good at drawing.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
39. 39.True or false: “Let me try a different way.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: practising hard skills? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit

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