Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 811 · 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: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising effort (b) practising hard skills (c) trying new strategies (d) ignoring feedback
3. 3.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “It’s easy for you.” (b) “You were born smart.” (c) “You worked so hard!” (d) “You are a genius!”
4. 4.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising effort (b) practising hard skills (c) trying new strategies (d) hiding your mistakes
7. 7.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: giving up quickly? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
8. 8.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “She is just born talented.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
9. 9.True or false: “I only do what I’m already good at.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: trying new strategies? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
11. 11.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) ignoring feedback (c) praising effort (d) avoiding challenges
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help early (b) trying new strategies (c) praising effort (d) envying others
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) avoiding challenges (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) giving up quickly
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) envying others (b) avoiding challenges (c) hiding your mistakes (d) praising effort
15. 15.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Hard work helps me improve.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
16. 16.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
17. 17.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) asking for help early (c) practising hard skills (d) trying new strategies
20. 20.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
21. 21.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I will ask for help and try again.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
22. 22.True or false: “praising effort” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) learning from feedback (b) trying new strategies (c) asking for help early (d) avoiding challenges
24. 24.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I only do what I’m already good at.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
25. 25.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) ignoring feedback (b) trying new strategies (c) praising effort (d) practising hard skills
26. 26.True or false: “learning from feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “I will ask for help and try again.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up quickly (b) avoiding challenges (c) envying others (d) asking for help early
29. 29.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
30. 30.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I need a new plan.” (b) “I will practise more.” (c) “I am not smart.” (d) “I’ll ask for help.”
33. 33.True or false: “asking for help early” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “practising hard skills” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) hiding your mistakes (c) avoiding challenges (d) practising hard skills
36. 36.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) effort is useless (b) smart is born (c) skills grow with effort (d) talent is fixed
37. 37.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “Drawing is silly.” (b) “She is just lucky.” (c) “I can learn from her.” (d) “I’ll never draw well.”
38. 38.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: praising effort? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
39. 39.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: practising hard skills? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
40. 40.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: asking for help early? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit

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