Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 80 · 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: “asking for help early” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You are a genius!” (b) “You were born smart.” (c) “You worked so hard!” (d) “It’s easy for you.”
3. 3.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I am just not a maths person.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
4. 4.True or false: “Let me try a different way.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying new strategies (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) asking for help early (d) practising hard skills
6. 6.True or false: “learning from feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) again (b) yet (c) ever (d) never
8. 8.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: sticking to easy tasks? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help early (b) giving up quickly (c) trying new strategies (d) learning from feedback
10. 10.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I practise, I will get better.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
11. 11.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: envying others? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
12. 12.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) talent is fixed (b) skills grow with effort (c) effort is useless (d) smart is born
13. 13.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
14. 14.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: ignoring feedback? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
17. 17.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “She is just born talented.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) avoiding challenges (b) envying others (c) asking for help early (d) hiding your mistakes
20. 20.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: hiding your mistakes? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
21. 21.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) learning from feedback (b) trying new strategies (c) practising hard skills (d) hiding your mistakes
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying new strategies (b) ignoring feedback (c) giving up quickly (d) envying others
23. 23.True or false: “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) enjoying challenges (b) envying others (c) trying new strategies (d) asking for help early
25. 25.True or false: “She is just born talented.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) learning from feedback (c) praising effort (d) avoiding challenges
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning from feedback (b) trying new strategies (c) enjoying challenges (d) ignoring feedback
28. 28.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Feedback is an attack on me.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
29. 29.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) learning from feedback (c) giving up quickly (d) enjoying challenges
30. 30.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Hard work helps me improve.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
31. 31.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: practising hard skills? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
32. 32.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: trying new strategies? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
33. 33.True or false: “I’ll never be good at drawing.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “ignoring feedback” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) envying others (b) praising effort (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) avoiding challenges
36. 36.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) giving up quickly (b) learning from feedback (c) ignoring feedback (d) hiding your mistakes
37. 37.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I need a new plan.” (b) “I’ll ask for help.” (c) “I am not smart.” (d) “I will practise more.”
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying new strategies (b) enjoying challenges (c) envying others (d) practising hard skills
39. 39.True or false: “sticking to easy tasks” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: asking for help early? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit

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