Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 842 · 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.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “She is just lucky.” (b) “I’ll never draw well.” (c) “Drawing is silly.” (d) “I can learn from her.”
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning from feedback (b) enjoying challenges (c) trying new strategies (d) hiding your mistakes
4. 4.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “She is just born talented.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
5. 5.True or false: “envying others” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying new strategies (b) envying others (c) practising hard skills (d) learning from feedback
7. 7.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) asking for help early (b) hiding your mistakes (c) practising hard skills (d) praising effort
8. 8.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
9. 9.True or false: “envying others” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I will ask for help and try again.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
11. 11.True or false: “She is just born talented.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Hard work helps me improve.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
13. 13.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I’ll never be good at drawing.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
15. 15.True or false: “practising hard skills” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “Let me try a different way.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
18. 18.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: enjoying challenges? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
19. 19.True or false: “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “I only do what I’m already good at.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising effort (b) giving up quickly (c) avoiding challenges (d) ignoring feedback
22. 22.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: giving up quickly? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up quickly (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) practising hard skills (d) envying others
24. 24.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) effort is useless (b) smart is born (c) talent is fixed (d) skills grow with effort
25. 25.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) enjoying challenges (c) learning from feedback (d) ignoring feedback
26. 26.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) giving up quickly (b) ignoring feedback (c) praising effort (d) envying others
27. 27.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You are a genius!” (b) “It’s easy for you.” (c) “You were born smart.” (d) “You worked so hard!”
29. 29.📉 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.”
30. 30.True or false: “sticking to easy tasks” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
32. 32.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) envying others (b) giving up quickly (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) asking for help early
33. 33.True or false: “I’ll never be good at drawing.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) again (b) yet (c) ever (d) never
35. 35.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) enjoying challenges (b) learning from feedback (c) avoiding challenges (d) praising effort
36. 36.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying new strategies (b) learning from feedback (c) ignoring feedback (d) asking for help early
38. 38.True or false: “asking for help early” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: learning from feedback? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
40. 40.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: avoiding challenges? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit

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