Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 765 · 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.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I will practise more.” (b) “I’ll ask for help.” (c) “I need a new plan.” (d) “I am not smart.”
2. 2.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) smart is born (b) skills grow with effort (c) effort is useless (d) talent is fixed
3. 3.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: hiding your mistakes? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
4. 4.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: trying new strategies? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
5. 5.True or false: “learning from feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: envying others? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
7. 7.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “I can learn from her.” (b) “I’ll never draw well.” (c) “She is just lucky.” (d) “Drawing is silly.”
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring feedback (b) learning from feedback (c) enjoying challenges (d) practising hard skills
9. 9.True or false: “practising hard skills” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) giving up quickly (d) trying new strategies
11. 11.True or false: “She is just born talented.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “learning from feedback” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: practising hard skills? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
14. 14.True or false: “Hard work helps me improve.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) asking for help early (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) ignoring feedback (d) envying others
16. 16.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I will ask for help and try again.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising effort (b) learning from feedback (c) enjoying challenges (d) avoiding challenges
18. 18.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) again (b) yet (c) never (d) ever
19. 19.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: sticking to easy tasks? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
21. 21.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I am just not a maths person.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
23. 23.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) praising effort (b) trying new strategies (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) learning from feedback
24. 24.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
25. 25.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
26. 26.True or false: “asking for help early” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Hard work helps me improve.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
28. 28.🏅 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!”
29. 29.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) learning from feedback (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) hiding your mistakes (d) avoiding challenges
30. 30.True or false: “I’ll never be good at drawing.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) learning from feedback (b) ignoring feedback (c) trying new strategies (d) asking for help early
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) avoiding challenges (b) ignoring feedback (c) trying new strategies (d) sticking to easy tasks
33. 33.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Feedback is an attack on me.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help early (b) trying new strategies (c) giving up quickly (d) practising hard skills
36. 36.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) learning from feedback (b) envying others (c) enjoying challenges (d) asking for help early
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up quickly (b) praising effort (c) ignoring feedback (d) hiding your mistakes
38. 38.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: praising effort? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
39. 39.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I practise, I will get better.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset

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