Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 781 · 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.🎨 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.”
2. 2.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I will ask for help and try again.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
3. 3.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
4. 4.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) ever (b) again (c) never (d) yet
5. 5.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising effort (b) asking for help early (c) hiding your mistakes (d) enjoying challenges
7. 7.True or false: “asking for help early” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “Let me try a different way.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
10. 10.True or false: “practising hard skills” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: praising effort? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
12. 12.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) enjoying challenges (c) asking for help early (d) ignoring feedback
13. 13.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) asking for help early (b) envying others (c) ignoring feedback (d) sticking to easy tasks
14. 14.True or false: “Let me try a different way.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) asking for help early (b) trying new strategies (c) giving up quickly (d) enjoying challenges
16. 16.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: sticking to easy tasks? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring feedback (b) trying new strategies (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) envying others
18. 18.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) avoiding challenges (b) learning from feedback (c) trying new strategies (d) practising hard skills
19. 19.True or false: “praising effort” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) practising hard skills (c) learning from feedback (d) asking for help early
21. 21.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “It’s easy for you.” (b) “You are a genius!” (c) “You were born smart.” (d) “You worked so hard!”
22. 22.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “envying others” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “practising hard skills” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) ignoring feedback (d) asking for help early
28. 28.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: giving up quickly? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
29. 29.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: hiding your mistakes? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning from feedback (b) practising hard skills (c) ignoring feedback (d) trying new strategies
31. 31.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I’ll never be good at drawing.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
32. 32.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: enjoying challenges? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
34. 34.True or false: “Feedback is an attack on me.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I need a new plan.” (b) “I’ll ask for help.” (c) “I will practise more.” (d) “I am not smart.”
37. 37.True or false: “learning from feedback” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising hard skills (b) trying new strategies (c) giving up quickly (d) praising effort
39. 39.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: trying new strategies? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
40. 40.True or false: “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False

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