Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 788 · 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: “praising effort” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I’ll never be good at drawing.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
3. 3.True or false: “asking for help early” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “learning from feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🏅 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.”
6. 6.True or false: “practising hard skills” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) talent is fixed (b) smart is born (c) effort is useless (d) skills grow with effort
8. 8.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “She is just born talented.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
9. 9.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) envying others (b) ignoring feedback (c) giving up quickly (d) learning from feedback
10. 10.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
12. 12.True or false: “I’ll never be good at drawing.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning from feedback (b) giving up quickly (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) avoiding challenges
14. 14.True or false: “I only do what I’m already good at.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) enjoying challenges (b) ignoring feedback (c) asking for help early (d) praising effort
16. 16.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) giving up quickly (b) envying others (c) enjoying challenges (d) ignoring feedback
17. 17.True or false: “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning from feedback (b) trying new strategies (c) envying others (d) enjoying challenges
19. 19.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) ignoring feedback (b) asking for help early (c) giving up quickly (d) hiding your mistakes
20. 20.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) never (b) ever (c) yet (d) again
23. 23.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “I’ll never draw well.” (b) “Drawing is silly.” (c) “She is just lucky.” (d) “I can learn from her.”
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help early (b) praising effort (c) learning from feedback (d) ignoring feedback
25. 25.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I am not smart.” (b) “I will practise more.” (c) “I need a new plan.” (d) “I’ll ask for help.”
26. 26.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) ignoring feedback (c) praising effort (d) giving up quickly
27. 27.True or false: “giving up quickly” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up quickly (b) envying others (c) asking for help early (d) ignoring feedback
29. 29.True or false: “I’ll never be good at drawing.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
31. 31.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) giving up quickly (b) asking for help early (c) trying new strategies (d) practising hard skills
32. 32.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: trying new strategies? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
33. 33.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: envying others? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
34. 34.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising hard skills (b) trying new strategies (c) enjoying challenges (d) hiding your mistakes
36. 36.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) giving up quickly (b) trying new strategies (c) envying others (d) avoiding challenges
37. 37.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “envying others” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I only do what I’m already good at.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
40. 40.True or false: “praising effort” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False

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