Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 920 · 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: “ignoring feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You are a genius!” (b) “You worked so hard!” (c) “You were born smart.” (d) “It’s easy for you.”
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) envying others (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) learning from feedback (d) giving up quickly
4. 4.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I practise, I will get better.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
5. 5.True or false: “She is just born talented.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) giving up quickly (b) ignoring feedback (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) asking for help early
7. 7.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I will practise more.” (b) “I’ll ask for help.” (c) “I need a new plan.” (d) “I am not smart.”
8. 8.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: enjoying challenges? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
9. 9.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: praising effort? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
10. 10.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) never (b) ever (c) yet (d) again
11. 11.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: hiding your mistakes? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
12. 12.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) enjoying challenges (c) envying others (d) avoiding challenges
13. 13.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Feedback is an attack on me.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
14. 14.True or false: “practising hard skills” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) ignoring feedback (c) giving up quickly (d) practising hard skills
16. 16.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Hard work helps me improve.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
17. 17.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: sticking to easy tasks? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
18. 18.True or false: “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) avoiding challenges (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) giving up quickly
21. 21.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: asking for help early? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
22. 22.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: envying others? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
23. 23.True or false: “sticking to easy tasks” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying new strategies (b) learning from feedback (c) hiding your mistakes (d) enjoying challenges
25. 25.True or false: “I will ask for help and try again.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I am just not a maths person.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
27. 27.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring feedback (b) trying new strategies (c) asking for help early (d) practising hard skills
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising effort (b) asking for help early (c) practising hard skills (d) avoiding challenges
30. 30.True or false: “She is just born talented.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “avoiding challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) skills grow with effort (b) effort is useless (c) talent is fixed (d) smart is born
33. 33.True or false: “I only do what I’m already good at.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) practising hard skills (c) learning from feedback (d) trying new strategies
35. 35.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: learning from feedback? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying new strategies (b) learning from feedback (c) enjoying challenges (d) sticking to easy tasks
37. 37.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “I will ask for help and try again.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True

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