Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 876 · 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) enjoying challenges (b) envying others (c) asking for help early (d) praising effort
2. 2.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I need a new plan.” (b) “I am not smart.” (c) “I will practise more.” (d) “I’ll ask for help.”
3. 3.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I am just not a maths person.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
4. 4.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “She is just born talented.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help early (b) learning from feedback (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) praising effort
7. 7.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I’ll never be good at drawing.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
8. 8.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: ignoring feedback? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
9. 9.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You worked so hard!” (b) “It’s easy for you.” (c) “You were born smart.” (d) “You are a genius!”
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) envying others (b) hiding your mistakes (c) giving up quickly (d) trying new strategies
11. 11.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: trying new strategies? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) envying others (b) hiding your mistakes (c) practising hard skills (d) avoiding challenges
13. 13.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: sticking to easy tasks? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
15. 15.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) avoiding challenges (b) ignoring feedback (c) practising hard skills (d) envying others
16. 16.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) learning from feedback (c) practising hard skills (d) enjoying challenges
17. 17.True or false: “ignoring feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) smart is born (b) talent is fixed (c) skills grow with effort (d) effort is useless
19. 19.True or false: “giving up quickly” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: practising hard skills? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
21. 21.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) practising hard skills (b) giving up quickly (c) enjoying challenges (d) asking for help early
22. 22.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) ignoring feedback (b) hiding your mistakes (c) praising effort (d) avoiding challenges
23. 23.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up quickly (b) enjoying challenges (c) learning from feedback (d) trying new strategies
25. 25.True or false: “praising effort” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
27. 27.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) learning from feedback (b) avoiding challenges (c) praising effort (d) asking for help early
28. 28.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) never (b) ever (c) yet (d) again
29. 29.True or false: “giving up quickly” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I practise, I will get better.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
31. 31.True or false: “I’ll never be good at drawing.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “sticking to easy tasks” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
34. 34.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I will ask for help and try again.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring feedback (b) avoiding challenges (c) praising effort (d) hiding your mistakes
36. 36.True or false: “I will ask for help and try again.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Hard work helps me improve.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
39. 39.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) ignoring feedback (c) asking for help early (d) praising effort
40. 40.🎨 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.”

Free leadership lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/leadership-skills-for-students