Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 733 · 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) enjoying challenges (b) practising hard skills (c) avoiding challenges (d) asking for help early
2. 2.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: praising effort? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
3. 3.True or false: “avoiding challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “sticking to easy tasks” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) asking for help early (b) trying new strategies (c) envying others (d) enjoying challenges
6. 6.True or false: “ignoring feedback” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying new strategies (b) praising effort (c) asking for help early (d) sticking to easy tasks
8. 8.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “She is just born talented.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
9. 9.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I will ask for help and try again.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
10. 10.True or false: “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: practising hard skills? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
12. 12.True or false: “I only do what I’m already good at.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “praising effort” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning from feedback (b) ignoring feedback (c) trying new strategies (d) enjoying challenges
15. 15.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “practising hard skills” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) avoiding challenges (b) hiding your mistakes (c) praising effort (d) sticking to easy tasks
18. 18.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I am just not a maths person.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
19. 19.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I’ll ask for help.” (b) “I am not smart.” (c) “I need a new plan.” (d) “I will practise more.”
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning from feedback (b) giving up quickly (c) ignoring feedback (d) sticking to easy tasks
21. 21.True or false: “Feedback is an attack on me.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) learning from feedback (b) hiding your mistakes (c) enjoying challenges (d) asking for help early
23. 23.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising hard skills (b) learning from feedback (c) envying others (d) enjoying challenges
25. 25.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
26. 26.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Hard work helps me improve.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
27. 27.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
28. 28.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “Drawing is silly.” (b) “I can learn from her.” (c) “I’ll never draw well.” (d) “She is just lucky.”
29. 29.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) envying others (b) learning from feedback (c) giving up quickly (d) hiding your mistakes
30. 30.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning from feedback (b) practising hard skills (c) praising effort (d) hiding your mistakes
32. 32.True or false: “Feedback is an attack on me.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “sticking to easy tasks” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Feedback is an attack on me.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
35. 35.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) never (b) ever (c) again (d) yet
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising effort (b) giving up quickly (c) avoiding challenges (d) envying others
37. 37.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) effort is useless (b) talent is fixed (c) skills grow with effort (d) smart is born
38. 38.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I’ll never be good at drawing.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying new strategies (b) learning from feedback (c) giving up quickly (d) praising effort
40. 40.True or false: “giving up quickly” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True

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