Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 763 · 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 fixed-mindset habit? (a) asking for help early (b) learning from feedback (c) praising effort (d) ignoring feedback
2. 2.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: envying others? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
3. 3.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I am not smart.” (b) “I need a new plan.” (c) “I will practise more.” (d) “I’ll ask for help.”
4. 4.🏅 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!”
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring feedback (b) trying new strategies (c) learning from feedback (d) practising hard skills
6. 6.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I will ask for help and try again.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
7. 7.True or false: “learning from feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: trying new strategies? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
9. 9.True or false: “ignoring feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) effort is useless (b) talent is fixed (c) skills grow with effort (d) smart is born
11. 11.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: sticking to easy tasks? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
12. 12.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
14. 14.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying new strategies (b) giving up quickly (c) avoiding challenges (d) ignoring feedback
16. 16.True or false: “I will ask for help and try again.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) learning from feedback (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) giving up quickly (d) ignoring feedback
18. 18.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) learning from feedback (b) hiding your mistakes (c) asking for help early (d) enjoying challenges
20. 20.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Feedback is an attack on me.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
21. 21.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: giving up quickly? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
22. 22.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up quickly (b) envying others (c) enjoying challenges (d) hiding your mistakes
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying new strategies (b) giving up quickly (c) practising hard skills (d) asking for help early
25. 25.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) avoiding challenges (c) giving up quickly (d) trying new strategies
26. 26.True or false: “I will ask for help and try again.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I am just not a maths person.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
28. 28.True or false: “Feedback is an attack on me.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: ignoring feedback? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
30. 30.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) again (b) never (c) yet (d) ever
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help early (b) enjoying challenges (c) hiding your mistakes (d) praising effort
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying new strategies (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) learning from feedback (d) asking for help early
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) envying others (b) giving up quickly (c) learning from feedback (d) avoiding challenges
34. 34.True or false: “She is just born talented.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: praising effort? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
38. 38.🎨 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.”
39. 39.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “She is just born talented.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
40. 40.True or false: “giving up quickly” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False

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