Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 82 · 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 or fixed mindset habit: sticking to easy tasks? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
2. 2.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: envying others? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
3. 3.True or false: “Feedback is an attack on me.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
5. 5.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I’ll never be good at drawing.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
6. 6.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I only do what I’m already good at.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
7. 7.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) trying new strategies (c) avoiding challenges (d) envying others
8. 8.True or false: “ignoring feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “She is just born talented.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
10. 10.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) talent is fixed (b) smart is born (c) effort is useless (d) skills grow with effort
11. 11.True or false: “praising effort” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “I’ll never be good at drawing.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “I only do what I’m already good at.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: giving up quickly? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
15. 15.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “She is just lucky.” (b) “I can learn from her.” (c) “Drawing is silly.” (d) “I’ll never draw well.”
16. 16.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I will practise more.” (b) “I am not smart.” (c) “I’ll ask for help.” (d) “I need a new plan.”
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up quickly (b) ignoring feedback (c) practising hard skills (d) hiding your mistakes
18. 18.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
19. 19.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I practise, I will get better.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
20. 20.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: trying new strategies? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
23. 23.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) never (b) ever (c) again (d) yet
26. 26.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) asking for help early (c) giving up quickly (d) envying others
27. 27.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) enjoying challenges (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) ignoring feedback (d) avoiding challenges
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) enjoying challenges (c) avoiding challenges (d) giving up quickly
29. 29.True or false: “I’ll never be good at drawing.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising hard skills (b) enjoying challenges (c) praising effort (d) envying others
33. 33.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) ignoring feedback (b) asking for help early (c) trying new strategies (d) praising effort
35. 35.True or false: “avoiding challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Hard work helps me improve.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I will ask for help and try again.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
38. 38.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: asking for help early? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
39. 39.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
40. 40.True or false: “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True

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