Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 944 · 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: “enjoying challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising effort (b) asking for help early (c) trying new strategies (d) avoiding challenges
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) envying others (b) ignoring feedback (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) praising effort
5. 5.True or false: “Hard work helps me improve.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You were born smart.” (b) “You worked so hard!” (c) “You are a genius!” (d) “It’s easy for you.”
7. 7.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) envying others (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) practising hard skills (d) ignoring feedback
8. 8.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) ever (b) never (c) again (d) yet
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring feedback (b) hiding your mistakes (c) trying new strategies (d) avoiding challenges
10. 10.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Feedback is an attack on me.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
11. 11.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I am just not a maths person.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
12. 12.True or false: “praising effort” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising hard skills (b) envying others (c) praising effort (d) learning from feedback
14. 14.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up quickly (b) envying others (c) asking for help early (d) ignoring feedback
16. 16.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) envying others (c) asking for help early (d) giving up quickly
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) praising effort (c) practising hard skills (d) asking for help early
18. 18.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: asking for help early? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) enjoying challenges (c) giving up quickly (d) avoiding challenges
20. 20.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: enjoying challenges? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
21. 21.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I will practise more.” (b) “I need a new plan.” (c) “I’ll ask for help.” (d) “I am not smart.”
22. 22.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising effort (b) trying new strategies (c) learning from feedback (d) giving up quickly
24. 24.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
25. 25.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “She is just born talented.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
26. 26.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) ignoring feedback (b) praising effort (c) enjoying challenges (d) practising hard skills
27. 27.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) asking for help early (b) praising effort (c) giving up quickly (d) enjoying challenges
28. 28.True or false: “Feedback is an attack on me.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I practise, I will get better.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
30. 30.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) envying others (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) giving up quickly (d) enjoying challenges
31. 31.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) effort is useless (b) talent is fixed (c) smart is born (d) skills grow with effort
32. 32.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) ignoring feedback (b) avoiding challenges (c) learning from feedback (d) giving up quickly
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) ignoring feedback (c) avoiding challenges (d) learning from feedback
34. 34.🎨 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.”
35. 35.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: trying new strategies? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
36. 36.True or false: “I will ask for help and try again.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: praising effort? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
38. 38.True or false: “I’ll never be good at drawing.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: hiding your mistakes? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit

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