Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 813 · 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: “Feedback is an attack on me.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) practising hard skills (b) enjoying challenges (c) asking for help early (d) giving up quickly
3. 3.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: practising hard skills? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
4. 4.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
5. 5.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
7. 7.True or false: “Let me try a different way.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I need a new plan.” (b) “I am not smart.” (c) “I will practise more.” (d) “I’ll ask for help.”
10. 10.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “giving up quickly” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: giving up quickly? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
13. 13.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I am just not a maths person.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
14. 14.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “She is just lucky.” (b) “I’ll never draw well.” (c) “I can learn from her.” (d) “Drawing is silly.”
16. 16.True or false: “I only do what I’m already good at.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising hard skills (b) hiding your mistakes (c) trying new strategies (d) asking for help early
18. 18.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: sticking to easy tasks? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
19. 19.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: hiding your mistakes? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
20. 20.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Feedback is an attack on me.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
21. 21.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) envying others (b) asking for help early (c) practising hard skills (d) enjoying challenges
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) giving up quickly (c) envying others (d) ignoring feedback
23. 23.True or false: “avoiding challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: ignoring feedback? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
25. 25.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “She is just born talented.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
26. 26.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I only do what I’m already good at.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
27. 27.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
30. 30.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) ignoring feedback (c) avoiding challenges (d) practising hard skills
31. 31.🏅 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.”
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) avoiding challenges (b) learning from feedback (c) practising hard skills (d) asking for help early
33. 33.True or false: “envying others” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) ignoring feedback (b) enjoying challenges (c) envying others (d) sticking to easy tasks
35. 35.True or false: “I will ask for help and try again.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying new strategies (b) enjoying challenges (c) envying others (d) praising effort
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring feedback (b) praising effort (c) giving up quickly (d) envying others
39. 39.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True

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