Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 726 · 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.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I will practise more.” (b) “I need a new plan.” (c) “I’ll ask for help.” (d) “I am not smart.”
2. 2.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: praising effort? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) trying new strategies (c) asking for help early (d) hiding your mistakes
4. 4.True or false: “Let me try a different way.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “Feedback is an attack on me.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
7. 7.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) ignoring feedback (d) asking for help early
8. 8.True or false: “Let me try a different way.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) again (b) yet (c) never (d) ever
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising hard skills (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) learning from feedback (d) enjoying challenges
11. 11.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You are a genius!” (b) “It’s easy for you.” (c) “You were born smart.” (d) “You worked so hard!”
12. 12.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: hiding your mistakes? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
14. 14.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) practising hard skills (b) enjoying challenges (c) envying others (d) learning from feedback
15. 15.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: sticking to easy tasks? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
16. 16.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) envying others (b) avoiding challenges (c) hiding your mistakes (d) praising effort
17. 17.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: asking for help early? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
18. 18.True or false: “I will ask for help and try again.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: enjoying challenges? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
21. 21.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I practise, I will get better.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
22. 22.True or false: “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “I’ll never draw well.” (b) “Drawing is silly.” (c) “I can learn from her.” (d) “She is just lucky.”
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up quickly (b) learning from feedback (c) enjoying challenges (d) practising hard skills
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) avoiding challenges (b) ignoring feedback (c) giving up quickly (d) practising hard skills
26. 26.True or false: “praising effort” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: learning from feedback? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
28. 28.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “learning from feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning from feedback (b) asking for help early (c) envying others (d) praising effort
31. 31.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
32. 32.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) skills grow with effort (b) talent is fixed (c) smart is born (d) effort is useless
33. 33.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
34. 34.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) avoiding challenges (b) enjoying challenges (c) envying others (d) giving up quickly
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up quickly (b) avoiding challenges (c) asking for help early (d) hiding your mistakes
36. 36.True or false: “giving up quickly” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “avoiding challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: ignoring feedback? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
40. 40.True or false: “Hard work helps me improve.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True

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