Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 845 · 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: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Feedback is an attack on me.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
3. 3.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising hard skills (b) praising effort (c) enjoying challenges (d) avoiding challenges
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) learning from feedback (d) asking for help early
6. 6.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) ignoring feedback (c) envying others (d) sticking to easy tasks
7. 7.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I will practise more.” (b) “I need a new plan.” (c) “I’ll ask for help.” (d) “I am not smart.”
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) trying new strategies (c) giving up quickly (d) avoiding challenges
9. 9.True or false: “avoiding challenges” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) asking for help early (b) learning from feedback (c) praising effort (d) giving up quickly
11. 11.True or false: “practising hard skills” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: avoiding challenges? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
13. 13.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: practising hard skills? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying new strategies (b) enjoying challenges (c) asking for help early (d) envying others
15. 15.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) practising hard skills (b) praising effort (c) envying others (d) trying new strategies
16. 16.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: ignoring feedback? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
17. 17.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: learning from feedback? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
18. 18.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) practising hard skills (b) trying new strategies (c) learning from feedback (d) hiding your mistakes
19. 19.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I’ll never be good at drawing.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up quickly (b) enjoying challenges (c) praising effort (d) learning from feedback
21. 21.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You are a genius!” (b) “You were born smart.” (c) “You worked so hard!” (d) “It’s easy for you.”
22. 22.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) ignoring feedback (b) giving up quickly (c) asking for help early (d) envying others
23. 23.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) talent is fixed (b) effort is useless (c) smart is born (d) skills grow with effort
24. 24.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Let me try a different way.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
25. 25.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “Drawing is silly.” (b) “I’ll never draw well.” (c) “I can learn from her.” (d) “She is just lucky.”
26. 26.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) envying others (b) ignoring feedback (c) hiding your mistakes (d) practising hard skills
28. 28.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) praising effort (b) hiding your mistakes (c) avoiding challenges (d) ignoring feedback
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up quickly (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) avoiding challenges (d) asking for help early
30. 30.True or false: “giving up quickly” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “Hard work helps me improve.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “asking for help early” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) again (b) ever (c) yet (d) never
34. 34.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Hard work helps me improve.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
35. 35.True or false: “Let me try a different way.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning from feedback (b) enjoying challenges (c) trying new strategies (d) ignoring feedback
38. 38.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
39. 39.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I only do what I’m already good at.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
40. 40.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True

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