Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 859 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) avoiding challenges (b) hiding your mistakes (c) praising effort (d) envying others
2. 2.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) giving up quickly (b) asking for help early (c) enjoying challenges (d) practising hard skills
3. 3.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
4. 4.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I need a new plan.” (b) “I am not smart.” (c) “I’ll ask for help.” (d) “I will practise more.”
7. 7.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: practising hard skills? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
8. 8.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “She is just born talented.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
9. 9.True or false: “avoiding challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) smart is born (b) effort is useless (c) skills grow with effort (d) talent is fixed
11. 11.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Let me try a different way.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring feedback (b) giving up quickly (c) avoiding challenges (d) asking for help early
13. 13.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “I can learn from her.” (b) “She is just lucky.” (c) “Drawing is silly.” (d) “I’ll never draw well.”
14. 14.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “I’ll never be good at drawing.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
17. 17.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) ever (b) again (c) never (d) yet
18. 18.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) ignoring feedback (b) giving up quickly (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) enjoying challenges
19. 19.True or false: “asking for help early” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: avoiding challenges? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
22. 22.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) praising effort (b) trying new strategies (c) enjoying challenges (d) ignoring feedback
23. 23.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) giving up quickly (c) asking for help early (d) avoiding challenges
24. 24.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I am just not a maths person.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
25. 25.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I only do what I’m already good at.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
27. 27.True or false: “ignoring feedback” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: envying others? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
29. 29.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: ignoring feedback? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
30. 30.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) avoiding challenges (b) practising hard skills (c) asking for help early (d) enjoying challenges
31. 31.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: learning from feedback? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning from feedback (b) ignoring feedback (c) asking for help early (d) enjoying challenges
33. 33.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) avoiding challenges (b) hiding your mistakes (c) practising hard skills (d) ignoring feedback
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up quickly (b) avoiding challenges (c) ignoring feedback (d) enjoying challenges
35. 35.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You were born smart.” (b) “You worked so hard!” (c) “You are a genius!” (d) “It’s easy for you.”
36. 36.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I’ll never be good at drawing.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) avoiding challenges (b) giving up quickly (c) ignoring feedback (d) learning from feedback

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