Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 718 · 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: “hiding your mistakes” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “She is just born talented.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Let me try a different way.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
4. 4.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: avoiding challenges? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning from feedback (b) trying new strategies (c) practising hard skills (d) envying others
6. 6.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: asking for help early? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
7. 7.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) never (b) ever (c) again (d) yet
8. 8.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: envying others? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
9. 9.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: praising effort? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
10. 10.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
11. 11.True or false: “I will ask for help and try again.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
13. 13.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I will ask for help and try again.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
15. 15.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “She is just lucky.” (b) “I’ll never draw well.” (c) “I can learn from her.” (d) “Drawing is silly.”
16. 16.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “I’ll never be good at drawing.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) avoiding challenges (b) envying others (c) hiding your mistakes (d) enjoying challenges
19. 19.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) giving up quickly (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) envying others (d) trying new strategies
20. 20.True or false: “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: ignoring feedback? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
22. 22.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “Feedback is an attack on me.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) avoiding challenges (c) envying others (d) practising hard skills
25. 25.True or false: “Hard work helps me improve.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “ignoring feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) avoiding challenges (b) enjoying challenges (c) asking for help early (d) praising effort
28. 28.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) effort is useless (b) smart is born (c) talent is fixed (d) skills grow with effort
29. 29.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “I will ask for help and try again.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “She is just born talented.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help early (b) enjoying challenges (c) giving up quickly (d) learning from feedback
33. 33.True or false: “learning from feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You are a genius!” (b) “You worked so hard!” (c) “It’s easy for you.” (d) “You were born smart.”
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring feedback (b) trying new strategies (c) enjoying challenges (d) learning from feedback
36. 36.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I’ll ask for help.” (b) “I need a new plan.” (c) “I will practise more.” (d) “I am not smart.”
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) avoiding challenges (c) giving up quickly (d) practising hard skills
38. 38.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
39. 39.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) practising hard skills (b) hiding your mistakes (c) enjoying challenges (d) learning from feedback
40. 40.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) avoiding challenges (b) praising effort (c) envying others (d) sticking to easy tasks

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