Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 786 · 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.True or false: “Hard work helps me improve.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: enjoying challenges? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
3. 3.True or false: “praising effort” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising hard skills (b) trying new strategies (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) praising effort
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) enjoying challenges (c) ignoring feedback (d) envying others
6. 6.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I only do what I’m already good at.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
7. 7.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) avoiding challenges (d) asking for help early
9. 9.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) never (b) yet (c) ever (d) again
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) envying others (c) asking for help early (d) learning from feedback
11. 11.True or false: “Let me try a different way.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “avoiding challenges” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Hard work helps me improve.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
14. 14.🏅 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.”
15. 15.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “She is just lucky.” (b) “Drawing is silly.” (c) “I’ll never draw well.” (d) “I can learn from her.”
16. 16.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) practising hard skills (c) enjoying challenges (d) praising effort
18. 18.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) ignoring feedback (b) avoiding challenges (c) learning from feedback (d) hiding your mistakes
19. 19.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I will ask for help and try again.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
20. 20.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: trying new strategies? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
21. 21.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
22. 22.True or false: “Let me try a different way.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
24. 24.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) effort is useless (b) talent is fixed (c) skills grow with effort (d) smart is born
25. 25.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: asking for help early? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising effort (b) practising hard skills (c) enjoying challenges (d) avoiding challenges
27. 27.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) practising hard skills (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) learning from feedback (d) trying new strategies
28. 28.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) envying others (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) ignoring feedback
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) practising hard skills (c) asking for help early (d) giving up quickly
30. 30.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) asking for help early (b) ignoring feedback (c) giving up quickly (d) avoiding challenges
32. 32.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) learning from feedback (b) practising hard skills (c) avoiding challenges (d) praising effort
33. 33.True or false: “I only do what I’m already good at.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring feedback (b) hiding your mistakes (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) praising effort
35. 35.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) praising effort (c) ignoring feedback (d) enjoying challenges
36. 36.True or false: “envying others” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “giving up quickly” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: ignoring feedback? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
40. 40.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I will practise more.” (b) “I need a new plan.” (c) “I am not smart.” (d) “I’ll ask for help.”

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