Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 907 · 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 of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) giving up quickly (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) avoiding challenges (d) learning from feedback
2. 2.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
3. 3.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Hard work helps me improve.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising hard skills (b) trying new strategies (c) praising effort (d) avoiding challenges
5. 5.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: trying new strategies? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
6. 6.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “It’s easy for you.” (b) “You worked so hard!” (c) “You were born smart.” (d) “You are a genius!”
7. 7.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) praising effort (b) asking for help early (c) learning from feedback (d) giving up quickly
8. 8.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) ignoring feedback (b) avoiding challenges (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) trying new strategies
9. 9.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “She is just born talented.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
10. 10.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) praising effort (b) hiding your mistakes (c) giving up quickly (d) envying others
11. 11.True or false: “giving up quickly” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising effort (b) learning from feedback (c) trying new strategies (d) ignoring feedback
13. 13.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: envying others? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
15. 15.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) practising hard skills (b) praising effort (c) trying new strategies (d) sticking to easy tasks
16. 16.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
17. 17.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I’ll never be good at drawing.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) trying new strategies (c) hiding your mistakes (d) learning from feedback
19. 19.True or false: “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I am not smart.” (b) “I will practise more.” (c) “I’ll ask for help.” (d) “I need a new plan.”
21. 21.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “praising effort” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning from feedback (b) praising effort (c) enjoying challenges (d) envying others
24. 24.True or false: “asking for help early” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “learning from feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “I only do what I’m already good at.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) again (b) ever (c) yet (d) never
29. 29.True or false: “Hard work helps me improve.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I am just not a maths person.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
31. 31.True or false: “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) giving up quickly (c) hiding your mistakes (d) practising hard skills
33. 33.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: practising hard skills? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
34. 34.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
35. 35.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “I’ll never draw well.” (b) “She is just lucky.” (c) “I can learn from her.” (d) “Drawing is silly.”
36. 36.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: avoiding challenges? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
37. 37.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) asking for help early (c) envying others (d) learning from feedback
38. 38.True or false: “She is just born talented.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) talent is fixed (b) smart is born (c) effort is useless (d) skills grow with effort

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