Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 950 · 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.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: praising effort? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
2. 2.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “I’ll never draw well.” (b) “I can learn from her.” (c) “She is just lucky.” (d) “Drawing is silly.”
3. 3.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I’ll never be good at drawing.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
5. 5.True or false: “avoiding challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “I only do what I’m already good at.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring feedback (b) practising hard skills (c) enjoying challenges (d) trying new strategies
8. 8.True or false: “I only do what I’m already good at.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) smart is born (b) effort is useless (c) skills grow with effort (d) talent is fixed
10. 10.True or false: “I’ll never be good at drawing.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “She is just born talented.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
12. 12.True or false: “I will ask for help and try again.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: avoiding challenges? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
14. 14.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: giving up quickly? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
15. 15.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You worked so hard!” (b) “It’s easy for you.” (c) “You are a genius!” (d) “You were born smart.”
16. 16.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I only do what I’m already good at.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
17. 17.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) never (b) again (c) yet (d) ever
18. 18.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) giving up quickly (b) asking for help early (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) avoiding challenges
19. 19.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: ignoring feedback? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
20. 20.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) asking for help early (c) avoiding challenges (d) practising hard skills
21. 21.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: trying new strategies? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
22. 22.True or false: “praising effort” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: hiding your mistakes? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
26. 26.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) enjoying challenges (b) giving up quickly (c) asking for help early (d) learning from feedback
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) practising hard skills (c) trying new strategies (d) avoiding challenges
28. 28.True or false: “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Let me try a different way.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
30. 30.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) learning from feedback (b) giving up quickly (c) hiding your mistakes (d) avoiding challenges
31. 31.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: learning from feedback? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
32. 32.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I will ask for help and try again.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
33. 33.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: enjoying challenges? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
34. 34.True or false: “Let me try a different way.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) trying new strategies (c) praising effort (d) practising hard skills
39. 39.True or false: “Feedback is an attack on me.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “practising hard skills” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True

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