Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 91 · 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.True or false: “praising effort” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) again (b) never (c) yet (d) ever
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) envying others (c) asking for help early (d) avoiding challenges
5. 5.True or false: “Let me try a different way.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “learning from feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
8. 8.True or false: “ignoring feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying new strategies (b) praising effort (c) avoiding challenges (d) learning from feedback
10. 10.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
11. 11.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: practising hard skills? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
12. 12.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) enjoying challenges (b) trying new strategies (c) asking for help early (d) sticking to easy tasks
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising effort (b) asking for help early (c) hiding your mistakes (d) enjoying challenges
16. 16.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: praising effort? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
18. 18.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
20. 20.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Feedback is an attack on me.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
21. 21.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: giving up quickly? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
22. 22.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) talent is fixed (b) effort is useless (c) skills grow with effort (d) smart is born
23. 23.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “It’s easy for you.” (b) “You are a genius!” (c) “You were born smart.” (d) “You worked so hard!”
24. 24.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) ignoring feedback (b) giving up quickly (c) avoiding challenges (d) trying new strategies
25. 25.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) learning from feedback (b) practising hard skills (c) praising effort (d) giving up quickly
26. 26.True or false: “learning from feedback” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
28. 28.True or false: “I’ll never be good at drawing.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: enjoying challenges? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
30. 30.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Let me try a different way.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
31. 31.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) giving up quickly (b) praising effort (c) avoiding challenges (d) envying others
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) envying others (b) trying new strategies (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) avoiding challenges
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) ignoring feedback (c) avoiding challenges (d) giving up quickly
34. 34.True or false: “Hard work helps me improve.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I’ll never be good at drawing.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
36. 36.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “I only do what I’m already good at.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I’ll ask for help.” (b) “I need a new plan.” (c) “I will practise more.” (d) “I am not smart.”
39. 39.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: envying others? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
40. 40.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “I can learn from her.” (b) “I’ll never draw well.” (c) “She is just lucky.” (d) “Drawing is silly.”

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