Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 862 · 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? “I only do what I’m already good at.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
2. 2.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) envying others (b) praising effort (c) avoiding challenges (d) sticking to easy tasks
4. 4.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: giving up quickly? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help early (b) praising effort (c) ignoring feedback (d) trying new strategies
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) trying new strategies (c) praising effort (d) practising hard skills
9. 9.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You worked so hard!” (b) “You are a genius!” (c) “It’s easy for you.” (d) “You were born smart.”
10. 10.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “I can learn from her.” (b) “Drawing is silly.” (c) “She is just lucky.” (d) “I’ll never draw well.”
11. 11.True or false: “ignoring feedback” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: envying others? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
13. 13.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) enjoying challenges (b) praising effort (c) practising hard skills (d) ignoring feedback
14. 14.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) envying others (b) giving up quickly (c) asking for help early (d) avoiding challenges
15. 15.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) effort is useless (b) skills grow with effort (c) smart is born (d) talent is fixed
16. 16.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Hard work helps me improve.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
17. 17.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “envying others” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: hiding your mistakes? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
20. 20.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I’ll never be good at drawing.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
21. 21.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “She is just born talented.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
22. 22.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) enjoying challenges (b) learning from feedback (c) giving up quickly (d) asking for help early
23. 23.True or false: “She is just born talented.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) enjoying challenges (b) learning from feedback (c) avoiding challenges (d) practising hard skills
26. 26.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up quickly (b) practising hard skills (c) learning from feedback (d) praising effort
28. 28.True or false: “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) avoiding challenges (b) hiding your mistakes (c) ignoring feedback (d) enjoying challenges
31. 31.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) ever (b) yet (c) again (d) never
32. 32.True or false: “I only do what I’m already good at.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) avoiding challenges (c) trying new strategies (d) hiding your mistakes
34. 34.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: learning from feedback? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
35. 35.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I practise, I will get better.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
36. 36.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
37. 37.True or false: “Feedback is an attack on me.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “I’ll never be good at drawing.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “I will ask for help and try again.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False

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