Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 810 · 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.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
2. 2.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) avoiding challenges (b) praising effort (c) learning from feedback (d) enjoying challenges
3. 3.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: giving up quickly? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
5. 5.True or false: “avoiding challenges” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I will ask for help and try again.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
7. 7.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
8. 8.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “She is just lucky.” (b) “Drawing is silly.” (c) “I can learn from her.” (d) “I’ll never draw well.”
9. 9.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: hiding your mistakes? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
10. 10.True or false: “Hard work helps me improve.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “She is just born talented.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
12. 12.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) never (b) yet (c) ever (d) again
13. 13.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: ignoring feedback? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
14. 14.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help early (b) enjoying challenges (c) ignoring feedback (d) praising effort
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help early (b) praising effort (c) hiding your mistakes (d) learning from feedback
17. 17.True or false: “Feedback is an attack on me.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You worked so hard!” (b) “It’s easy for you.” (c) “You were born smart.” (d) “You are a genius!”
19. 19.True or false: “praising effort” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: enjoying challenges? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
21. 21.True or false: “practising hard skills” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: practising hard skills? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
23. 23.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) envying others (c) avoiding challenges (d) giving up quickly
24. 24.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) praising effort (b) practising hard skills (c) enjoying challenges (d) envying others
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying new strategies (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) giving up quickly (d) ignoring feedback
26. 26.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: sticking to easy tasks? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
27. 27.True or false: “She is just born talented.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “I’ll never be good at drawing.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I’ll ask for help.” (b) “I am not smart.” (c) “I need a new plan.” (d) “I will practise more.”
32. 32.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) envying others (b) avoiding challenges (c) learning from feedback (d) ignoring feedback
33. 33.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Feedback is an attack on me.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
34. 34.True or false: “learning from feedback” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: praising effort? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
36. 36.True or false: “asking for help early” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising hard skills (b) giving up quickly (c) learning from feedback (d) trying new strategies
38. 38.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising hard skills (b) giving up quickly (c) avoiding challenges (d) envying others
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) ignoring feedback (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) asking for help early

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