Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 77 · 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.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: learning from feedback? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
2. 2.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) talent is fixed (b) effort is useless (c) smart is born (d) skills grow with effort
3. 3.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “She is just born talented.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
7. 7.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: enjoying challenges? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
8. 8.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “She is just lucky.” (b) “I can learn from her.” (c) “Drawing is silly.” (d) “I’ll never draw well.”
9. 9.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up quickly (b) envying others (c) hiding your mistakes (d) praising effort
11. 11.True or false: “She is just born talented.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) praising effort (b) envying others (c) learning from feedback (d) enjoying challenges
13. 13.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying new strategies (b) enjoying challenges (c) practising hard skills (d) hiding your mistakes
15. 15.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) practising hard skills (c) hiding your mistakes (d) asking for help early
16. 16.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) avoiding challenges (b) envying others (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) trying new strategies
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) envying others (b) enjoying challenges (c) giving up quickly (d) sticking to easy tasks
18. 18.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: practising hard skills? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
19. 19.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I am just not a maths person.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
20. 20.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) avoiding challenges (c) praising effort (d) learning from feedback
21. 21.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You are a genius!” (b) “You worked so hard!” (c) “You were born smart.” (d) “It’s easy for you.”
22. 22.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I am not smart.” (b) “I’ll ask for help.” (c) “I will practise more.” (d) “I need a new plan.”
23. 23.True or false: “giving up quickly” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring feedback (b) praising effort (c) learning from feedback (d) trying new strategies
25. 25.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: praising effort? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
26. 26.True or false: “Feedback is an attack on me.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: avoiding challenges? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
28. 28.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: giving up quickly? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
33. 33.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “giving up quickly” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I only do what I’m already good at.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
37. 37.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: asking for help early? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
39. 39.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I will ask for help and try again.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
40. 40.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True

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