Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 867 · 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) ignoring feedback (b) practising hard skills (c) learning from feedback (d) praising effort
2. 2.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) practising hard skills (b) trying new strategies (c) giving up quickly (d) praising effort
3. 3.True or false: “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I am just not a maths person.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising effort (b) practising hard skills (c) trying new strategies (d) avoiding challenges
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying new strategies (b) practising hard skills (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) enjoying challenges
7. 7.True or false: “I’ll never be good at drawing.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up quickly (b) envying others (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) asking for help early
9. 9.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
10. 10.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: envying others? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
11. 11.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) enjoying challenges (b) giving up quickly (c) ignoring feedback (d) sticking to easy tasks
13. 13.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) envying others (b) trying new strategies (c) avoiding challenges (d) giving up quickly
14. 14.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “I’ll never draw well.” (b) “Drawing is silly.” (c) “She is just lucky.” (d) “I can learn from her.”
15. 15.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You were born smart.” (b) “You are a genius!” (c) “It’s easy for you.” (d) “You worked so hard!”
16. 16.True or false: “avoiding challenges” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) practising hard skills (b) praising effort (c) asking for help early (d) sticking to easy tasks
18. 18.True or false: “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “Feedback is an attack on me.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “envying others” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: trying new strategies? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
22. 22.True or false: “ignoring feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: giving up quickly? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
24. 24.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I will ask for help and try again.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
25. 25.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Feedback is an attack on me.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
26. 26.True or false: “learning from feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I will practise more.” (b) “I need a new plan.” (c) “I am not smart.” (d) “I’ll ask for help.”
28. 28.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) giving up quickly (b) avoiding challenges (c) asking for help early (d) sticking to easy tasks
29. 29.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: ignoring feedback? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising hard skills (b) giving up quickly (c) enjoying challenges (d) praising effort
31. 31.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: hiding your mistakes? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) envying others (b) ignoring feedback (c) trying new strategies (d) hiding your mistakes
33. 33.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) enjoying challenges (c) asking for help early (d) ignoring feedback
34. 34.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “practising hard skills” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “I only do what I’m already good at.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “avoiding challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
39. 39.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) learning from feedback (c) hiding your mistakes (d) avoiding challenges
40. 40.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) effort is useless (b) skills grow with effort (c) smart is born (d) talent is fixed

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