Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 85 · 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: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
3. 3.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) avoiding challenges (c) giving up quickly (d) hiding your mistakes
4. 4.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) talent is fixed (b) smart is born (c) skills grow with effort (d) effort is useless
5. 5.True or false: “Hard work helps me improve.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “avoiding challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) asking for help early (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) praising effort (d) practising hard skills
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help early (b) hiding your mistakes (c) giving up quickly (d) ignoring feedback
9. 9.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Hard work helps me improve.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
10. 10.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I’ll never be good at drawing.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
11. 11.True or false: “I’ll never be good at drawing.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I need a new plan.” (b) “I’ll ask for help.” (c) “I will practise more.” (d) “I am not smart.”
13. 13.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: ignoring feedback? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
15. 15.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I only do what I’m already good at.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
16. 16.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I practise, I will get better.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
17. 17.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) practising hard skills (b) giving up quickly (c) trying new strategies (d) enjoying challenges
18. 18.True or false: “ignoring feedback” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
20. 20.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “asking for help early” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) never (b) yet (c) again (d) ever
23. 23.True or false: “giving up quickly” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Let me try a different way.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
25. 25.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “I’ll never draw well.” (b) “I can learn from her.” (c) “She is just lucky.” (d) “Drawing is silly.”
28. 28.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “I will ask for help and try again.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: enjoying challenges? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
32. 32.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “asking for help early” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “ignoring feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) enjoying challenges (c) trying new strategies (d) practising hard skills
37. 37.True or false: “She is just born talented.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising hard skills (b) asking for help early (c) praising effort (d) ignoring feedback
40. 40.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) enjoying challenges (b) avoiding challenges (c) envying others (d) ignoring feedback

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