Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 725 · 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) praising effort (b) ignoring feedback (c) avoiding challenges (d) envying others
2. 2.True or false: “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) skills grow with effort (b) effort is useless (c) smart is born (d) talent is fixed
4. 4.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) envying others (b) hiding your mistakes (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) praising effort
6. 6.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) learning from feedback (c) practising hard skills (d) giving up quickly
8. 8.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Hard work helps me improve.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
9. 9.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) trying new strategies (c) ignoring feedback (d) envying others
11. 11.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) ignoring feedback (b) trying new strategies (c) asking for help early (d) practising hard skills
12. 12.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) giving up quickly (c) learning from feedback (d) avoiding challenges
14. 14.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I’ll never be good at drawing.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) praising effort (c) ignoring feedback (d) trying new strategies
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising hard skills (b) praising effort (c) asking for help early (d) avoiding challenges
17. 17.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I need a new plan.” (b) “I will practise more.” (c) “I am not smart.” (d) “I’ll ask for help.”
18. 18.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: ignoring feedback? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
19. 19.True or false: “practising hard skills” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “Drawing is silly.” (b) “I can learn from her.” (c) “She is just lucky.” (d) “I’ll never draw well.”
21. 21.True or false: “learning from feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “Feedback is an attack on me.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “giving up quickly” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
25. 25.True or false: “She is just born talented.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up quickly (b) hiding your mistakes (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) asking for help early
27. 27.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: asking for help early? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
28. 28.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: praising effort? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
29. 29.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) enjoying challenges (c) learning from feedback (d) trying new strategies
31. 31.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: giving up quickly? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
32. 32.True or false: “sticking to easy tasks” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising hard skills (b) ignoring feedback (c) hiding your mistakes (d) avoiding challenges
34. 34.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: hiding your mistakes? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
35. 35.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) yet (b) never (c) again (d) ever
36. 36.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) enjoying challenges (b) praising effort (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) trying new strategies
37. 37.True or false: “I’ll never be good at drawing.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) giving up quickly (b) envying others (c) trying new strategies (d) sticking to easy tasks
39. 39.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: sticking to easy tasks? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
40. 40.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You worked so hard!” (b) “You are a genius!” (c) “You were born smart.” (d) “It’s easy for you.”

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