Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 931 · 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 praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You are a genius!” (b) “You worked so hard!” (c) “It’s easy for you.” (d) “You were born smart.”
2. 2.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
3. 3.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Hard work helps me improve.” (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) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) envying others (b) giving up quickly (c) learning from feedback (d) ignoring feedback
6. 6.True or false: “Let me try a different way.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising effort (b) practising hard skills (c) avoiding challenges (d) trying new strategies
9. 9.True or false: “praising effort” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Feedback is an attack on me.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
11. 11.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) effort is useless (b) skills grow with effort (c) smart is born (d) talent is fixed
12. 12.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
13. 13.True or false: “Hard work helps me improve.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) avoiding challenges (b) practising hard skills (c) giving up quickly (d) ignoring feedback
16. 16.True or false: “Feedback is an attack on me.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) again (b) yet (c) ever (d) never
18. 18.True or false: “sticking to easy tasks” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: learning from feedback? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
21. 21.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) avoiding challenges (b) giving up quickly (c) praising effort (d) hiding your mistakes
22. 22.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: envying others? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
23. 23.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I only do what I’m already good at.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
24. 24.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: asking for help early? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
26. 26.True or false: “learning from feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: praising effort? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
28. 28.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) enjoying challenges (b) asking for help early (c) envying others (d) praising effort
29. 29.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “She is just born talented.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
30. 30.True or false: “praising effort” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) trying new strategies (c) avoiding challenges (d) ignoring feedback
32. 32.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: sticking to easy tasks? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
33. 33.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I will ask for help and try again.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) trying new strategies (c) praising effort (d) enjoying challenges
35. 35.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: enjoying challenges? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
36. 36.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I need a new plan.” (b) “I’ll ask for help.” (c) “I will practise more.” (d) “I am not smart.”
37. 37.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Let me try a different way.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
38. 38.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) praising effort (b) avoiding challenges (c) enjoying challenges (d) practising hard skills
39. 39.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) praising effort (c) envying others (d) trying new strategies

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