Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 734 · 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.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) smart is born (b) effort is useless (c) talent is fixed (d) skills grow with effort
2. 2.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) practising hard skills (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) trying new strategies (d) praising effort
3. 3.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Let me try a different way.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
4. 4.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) giving up quickly (b) avoiding challenges (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) praising effort
5. 5.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Hard work helps me improve.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) envying others (b) avoiding challenges (c) enjoying challenges (d) giving up quickly
7. 7.True or false: “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: envying others? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
9. 9.📉 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.”
10. 10.True or false: “praising effort” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) ever (b) never (c) again (d) yet
13. 13.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: hiding your mistakes? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
14. 14.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I’ll never be good at drawing.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
15. 15.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “It’s easy for you.” (b) “You worked so hard!” (c) “You were born smart.” (d) “You are a genius!”
16. 16.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: trying new strategies? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
18. 18.True or false: “She is just born talented.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: practising hard skills? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
20. 20.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
21. 21.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) asking for help early (b) enjoying challenges (c) ignoring feedback (d) practising hard skills
22. 22.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I only do what I’m already good at.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) ignoring feedback (c) learning from feedback (d) envying others
24. 24.True or false: “avoiding challenges” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “I’ll never draw well.” (b) “She is just lucky.” (c) “I can learn from her.” (d) “Drawing is silly.”
26. 26.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Feedback is an attack on me.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) practising hard skills (c) praising effort (d) hiding your mistakes
28. 28.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
29. 29.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “learning from feedback” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “practising hard skills” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring feedback (b) learning from feedback (c) praising effort (d) enjoying challenges
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up quickly (b) trying new strategies (c) learning from feedback (d) enjoying challenges
34. 34.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) learning from feedback (c) asking for help early (d) trying new strategies
35. 35.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: learning from feedback? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
36. 36.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: avoiding challenges? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
37. 37.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) avoiding challenges (b) trying new strategies (c) giving up quickly (d) sticking to easy tasks
39. 39.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) giving up quickly (c) ignoring feedback (d) trying new strategies
40. 40.True or false: “Hard work helps me improve.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False

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