Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 818 · 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? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help early (b) trying new strategies (c) envying others (d) praising effort
3. 3.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Let me try a different way.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
4. 4.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I’ll never be good at drawing.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
5. 5.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “I’ll never draw well.” (b) “Drawing is silly.” (c) “I can learn from her.” (d) “She is just lucky.”
6. 6.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) learning from feedback (b) trying new strategies (c) practising hard skills (d) sticking to easy tasks
7. 7.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising hard skills (b) trying new strategies (c) avoiding challenges (d) asking for help early
9. 9.True or false: “I’ll never be good at drawing.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) envying others (d) hiding your mistakes
11. 11.True or false: “giving up quickly” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I only do what I’m already good at.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
13. 13.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “avoiding challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “learning from feedback” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
18. 18.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) ever (b) again (c) yet (d) never
19. 19.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “Feedback is an attack on me.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) avoiding challenges (b) hiding your mistakes (c) envying others (d) praising effort
22. 22.True or false: “I only do what I’m already good at.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: sticking to easy tasks? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up quickly (b) avoiding challenges (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) learning from feedback
25. 25.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “envying others” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) effort is useless (b) smart is born (c) talent is fixed (d) skills grow with effort
28. 28.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Hard work helps me improve.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
30. 30.True or false: “praising effort” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: learning from feedback? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
33. 33.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I am just not a maths person.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
34. 34.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “giving up quickly” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I will ask for help and try again.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
37. 37.True or false: “I only do what I’m already good at.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I will practise more.” (b) “I’ll ask for help.” (c) “I am not smart.” (d) “I need a new plan.”
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring feedback (b) envying others (c) giving up quickly (d) trying new strategies
40. 40.True or false: “praising effort” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False

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