Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 738 · 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 of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) ignoring feedback (b) envying others (c) enjoying challenges (d) avoiding challenges
2. 2.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
3. 3.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You are a genius!” (b) “It’s easy for you.” (c) “You worked so hard!” (d) “You were born smart.”
4. 4.📉 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.”
5. 5.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Let me try a different way.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
6. 6.True or false: “Feedback is an attack on me.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
8. 8.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I practise, I will get better.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) trying new strategies (c) learning from feedback (d) asking for help early
10. 10.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: sticking to easy tasks? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
11. 11.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) smart is born (b) effort is useless (c) talent is fixed (d) skills grow with effort
12. 12.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) ignoring feedback (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) avoiding challenges (d) learning from feedback
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) ignoring feedback (c) trying new strategies (d) avoiding challenges
14. 14.True or false: “ignoring feedback” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: avoiding challenges? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
16. 16.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) asking for help early (b) learning from feedback (c) enjoying challenges (d) giving up quickly
17. 17.True or false: “avoiding challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) avoiding challenges (b) learning from feedback (c) trying new strategies (d) enjoying challenges
19. 19.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “I’ll never draw well.” (b) “She is just lucky.” (c) “Drawing is silly.” (d) “I can learn from her.”
20. 20.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: giving up quickly? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
21. 21.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) enjoying challenges (c) ignoring feedback (d) hiding your mistakes
23. 23.True or false: “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) giving up quickly (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) envying others
25. 25.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) learning from feedback (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) practising hard skills (d) trying new strategies
26. 26.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) asking for help early (b) giving up quickly (c) hiding your mistakes (d) ignoring feedback
27. 27.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) avoiding challenges (c) giving up quickly (d) praising effort
28. 28.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I will ask for help and try again.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
29. 29.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) praising effort (c) envying others (d) trying new strategies
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help early (b) avoiding challenges (c) ignoring feedback (d) giving up quickly
32. 32.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Feedback is an attack on me.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
33. 33.True or false: “I will ask for help and try again.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Hard work helps me improve.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
36. 36.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) never (b) ever (c) again (d) yet
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) asking for help early (c) giving up quickly (d) trying new strategies
38. 38.True or false: “Let me try a different way.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I only do what I’m already good at.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
40. 40.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True

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