Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 775 · 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 growth-mindset habit? (a) learning from feedback (b) envying others (c) avoiding challenges (d) giving up quickly
2. 2.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) enjoying challenges (c) avoiding challenges (d) ignoring feedback
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning from feedback (b) trying new strategies (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) asking for help early
4. 4.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “I’ll never draw well.” (b) “I can learn from her.” (c) “Drawing is silly.” (d) “She is just lucky.”
7. 7.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Hard work helps me improve.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) envying others (c) learning from feedback (d) giving up quickly
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning from feedback (b) practising hard skills (c) ignoring feedback (d) enjoying challenges
10. 10.True or false: “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “envying others” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “She is just born talented.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) ever (b) never (c) yet (d) again
14. 14.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
15. 15.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) enjoying challenges (b) praising effort (c) asking for help early (d) ignoring feedback
16. 16.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You worked so hard!” (b) “It’s easy for you.” (c) “You are a genius!” (d) “You were born smart.”
17. 17.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
18. 18.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) ignoring feedback (b) asking for help early (c) avoiding challenges (d) sticking to easy tasks
19. 19.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: envying others? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
20. 20.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) learning from feedback (c) asking for help early (d) enjoying challenges
21. 21.True or false: “Let me try a different way.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) asking for help early (b) enjoying challenges (c) praising effort (d) envying others
23. 23.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: practising hard skills? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
24. 24.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: hiding your mistakes? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
25. 25.📉 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.”
26. 26.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: avoiding challenges? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
29. 29.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I am just not a maths person.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
30. 30.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “She is just born talented.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
31. 31.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) smart is born (b) effort is useless (c) talent is fixed (d) skills grow with effort
32. 32.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: enjoying challenges? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
33. 33.True or false: “learning from feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “ignoring feedback” is a growth-mindset habit. (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.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: sticking to easy tasks? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
37. 37.True or false: “avoiding challenges” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “ignoring feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “avoiding challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) trying new strategies (c) giving up quickly (d) avoiding challenges

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