Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 75 · 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.True or false: “praising effort” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help early (b) giving up quickly (c) trying new strategies (d) learning from feedback
3. 3.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) giving up quickly (b) hiding your mistakes (c) avoiding challenges (d) learning from feedback
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) avoiding challenges (b) praising effort (c) trying new strategies (d) enjoying challenges
5. 5.True or false: “Feedback is an attack on me.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) learning from feedback (c) trying new strategies (d) praising effort
7. 7.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You were born smart.” (b) “It’s easy for you.” (c) “You worked so hard!” (d) “You are a genius!”
8. 8.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I need a new plan.” (b) “I will practise more.” (c) “I’ll ask for help.” (d) “I am not smart.”
9. 9.True or false: “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) giving up quickly (b) envying others (c) avoiding challenges (d) trying new strategies
11. 11.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “She is just lucky.” (b) “I’ll never draw well.” (c) “I can learn from her.” (d) “Drawing is silly.”
12. 12.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Feedback is an attack on me.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
13. 13.True or false: “sticking to easy tasks” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: sticking to easy tasks? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
15. 15.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) skills grow with effort (b) effort is useless (c) talent is fixed (d) smart is born
16. 16.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: learning from feedback? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
17. 17.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: avoiding challenges? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
18. 18.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) ignoring feedback (b) asking for help early (c) giving up quickly (d) avoiding challenges
20. 20.True or false: “practising hard skills” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “praising effort” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: ignoring feedback? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
23. 23.True or false: “I only do what I’m already good at.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: trying new strategies? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
26. 26.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: enjoying challenges? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
27. 27.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I only do what I’m already good at.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
28. 28.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
30. 30.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “She is just born talented.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
31. 31.True or false: “She is just born talented.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Hard work helps me improve.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
33. 33.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) enjoying challenges (b) giving up quickly (c) learning from feedback (d) practising hard skills
34. 34.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) practising hard skills (b) trying new strategies (c) praising effort (d) ignoring feedback
35. 35.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) enjoying challenges (b) avoiding challenges (c) ignoring feedback (d) hiding your mistakes
36. 36.True or false: “Let me try a different way.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I practise, I will get better.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) avoiding challenges (b) enjoying challenges (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) ignoring feedback
39. 39.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: giving up quickly? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
40. 40.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: envying others? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit

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