Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 74 · 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 praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You are a genius!” (b) “You were born smart.” (c) “It’s easy for you.” (d) “You worked so hard!”
2. 2.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) enjoying challenges (c) praising effort (d) learning from feedback
4. 4.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) learning from feedback (c) enjoying challenges (d) ignoring feedback
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising effort (b) giving up quickly (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) ignoring feedback
6. 6.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: learning from feedback? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
7. 7.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) again (b) never (c) yet (d) ever
8. 8.True or false: “learning from feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) avoiding challenges (b) ignoring feedback (c) practising hard skills (d) hiding your mistakes
10. 10.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I practise, I will get better.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
11. 11.True or false: “avoiding challenges” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: envying others? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
13. 13.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I’ll never be good at drawing.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
14. 14.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I’ll ask for help.” (b) “I will practise more.” (c) “I am not smart.” (d) “I need a new plan.”
15. 15.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “I can learn from her.” (b) “She is just lucky.” (c) “I’ll never draw well.” (d) “Drawing is silly.”
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help early (b) praising effort (c) hiding your mistakes (d) enjoying challenges
17. 17.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: enjoying challenges? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
18. 18.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring feedback (b) enjoying challenges (c) praising effort (d) asking for help early
20. 20.True or false: “She is just born talented.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) talent is fixed (b) smart is born (c) skills grow with effort (d) effort is useless
22. 22.True or false: “asking for help early” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help early (b) hiding your mistakes (c) envying others (d) ignoring feedback
24. 24.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
26. 26.True or false: “praising effort” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I am just not a maths person.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
28. 28.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: ignoring feedback? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
29. 29.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: avoiding challenges? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
30. 30.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Let me try a different way.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
32. 32.True or false: “praising effort” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: asking for help early? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
34. 34.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “asking for help early” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) praising effort (b) trying new strategies (c) learning from feedback (d) envying others
37. 37.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I will ask for help and try again.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising effort (b) giving up quickly (c) trying new strategies (d) enjoying challenges
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) avoiding challenges (b) trying new strategies (c) learning from feedback (d) practising hard skills
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring feedback (b) avoiding challenges (c) practising hard skills (d) sticking to easy tasks

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