Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 808 · 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) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) trying new strategies (c) praising effort (d) envying others
3. 3.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring feedback (b) avoiding challenges (c) trying new strategies (d) sticking to easy tasks
5. 5.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: sticking to easy tasks? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
6. 6.True or false: “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Feedback is an attack on me.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
8. 8.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) envying others (b) enjoying challenges (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) avoiding challenges
9. 9.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) practising hard skills (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) enjoying challenges (d) praising effort
10. 10.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) avoiding challenges (b) trying new strategies (c) enjoying challenges (d) asking for help early
11. 11.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) giving up quickly (b) envying others (c) avoiding challenges (d) asking for help early
12. 12.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) giving up quickly (b) praising effort (c) asking for help early (d) practising hard skills
13. 13.True or false: “sticking to easy tasks” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: enjoying challenges? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
15. 15.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: giving up quickly? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
16. 16.True or false: “She is just born talented.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Let me try a different way.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
18. 18.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I will ask for help and try again.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
19. 19.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
20. 20.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: trying new strategies? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
21. 21.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) never (b) again (c) ever (d) yet
22. 22.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: avoiding challenges? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
24. 24.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: hiding your mistakes? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
25. 25.True or false: “I’ll never be good at drawing.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “It’s easy for you.” (b) “You were born smart.” (c) “You are a genius!” (d) “You worked so hard!”
27. 27.True or false: “learning from feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎨 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.”
29. 29.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “She is just born talented.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
30. 30.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
31. 31.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I will practise more.” (b) “I need a new plan.” (c) “I’ll ask for help.” (d) “I am not smart.”
32. 32.True or false: “Hard work helps me improve.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “sticking to easy tasks” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) envying others (b) practising hard skills (c) learning from feedback (d) praising effort
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) envying others (b) asking for help early (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) ignoring feedback
36. 36.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) ignoring feedback (c) envying others (d) praising effort
37. 37.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning from feedback (b) practising hard skills (c) avoiding challenges (d) praising effort
39. 39.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Hard work helps me improve.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
40. 40.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) effort is useless (b) talent is fixed (c) skills grow with effort (d) smart is born

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