Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 919 · 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: “I only do what I’m already good at.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) envying others (b) trying new strategies (c) practising hard skills (d) enjoying challenges
3. 3.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) envying others (b) ignoring feedback (c) hiding your mistakes (d) learning from feedback
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) avoiding challenges (b) giving up quickly (c) envying others (d) enjoying challenges
5. 5.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I am just not a maths person.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
6. 6.True or false: “sticking to easy tasks” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🎨 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.”
9. 9.True or false: “I will ask for help and try again.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) avoiding challenges (b) trying new strategies (c) practising hard skills (d) asking for help early
11. 11.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) envying others (b) trying new strategies (c) hiding your mistakes (d) sticking to easy tasks
13. 13.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: giving up quickly? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
15. 15.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) avoiding challenges (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) envying others
16. 16.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I practise, I will get better.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
17. 17.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I need a new plan.” (b) “I will practise more.” (c) “I am not smart.” (d) “I’ll ask for help.”
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising effort (b) avoiding challenges (c) asking for help early (d) trying new strategies
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring feedback (b) avoiding challenges (c) giving up quickly (d) learning from feedback
21. 21.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) learning from feedback (c) trying new strategies (d) practising hard skills
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising effort (b) hiding your mistakes (c) ignoring feedback (d) avoiding challenges
23. 23.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You worked so hard!” (b) “You are a genius!” (c) “You were born smart.” (d) “It’s easy for you.”
25. 25.True or false: “praising effort” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Feedback is an attack on me.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
27. 27.True or false: “I will ask for help and try again.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
29. 29.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: envying others? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
30. 30.True or false: “asking for help early” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: trying new strategies? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
32. 32.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
34. 34.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: enjoying challenges? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
35. 35.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) skills grow with effort (b) effort is useless (c) smart is born (d) talent is fixed
36. 36.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Let me try a different way.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
38. 38.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: hiding your mistakes? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising hard skills (b) giving up quickly (c) learning from feedback (d) praising effort
40. 40.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False

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