Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 957 · 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: envying others? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
2. 2.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) avoiding challenges (b) trying new strategies (c) praising effort (d) enjoying challenges
3. 3.🎨 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.”
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) envying others (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) giving up quickly (d) enjoying challenges
5. 5.True or false: “avoiding challenges” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I practise, I will get better.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
7. 7.True or false: “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You were born smart.” (b) “It’s easy for you.” (c) “You are a genius!” (d) “You worked so hard!”
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) avoiding challenges (c) learning from feedback (d) ignoring feedback
10. 10.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
11. 11.True or false: “ignoring feedback” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) effort is useless (b) smart is born (c) talent is fixed (d) skills grow with effort
13. 13.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Hard work helps me improve.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
14. 14.True or false: “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “avoiding challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “Let me try a different way.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) enjoying challenges (b) hiding your mistakes (c) envying others (d) sticking to easy tasks
19. 19.True or false: “She is just born talented.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: practising hard skills? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
21. 21.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: enjoying challenges? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
22. 22.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) avoiding challenges (b) ignoring feedback (c) asking for help early (d) hiding your mistakes
23. 23.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) asking for help early (b) envying others (c) enjoying challenges (d) trying new strategies
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising hard skills (b) ignoring feedback (c) trying new strategies (d) praising effort
25. 25.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) again (b) yet (c) never (d) ever
26. 26.True or false: “I will ask for help and try again.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
28. 28.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: avoiding challenges? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
29. 29.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Let me try a different way.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
30. 30.True or false: “praising effort” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: hiding your mistakes? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
32. 32.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “She is just born talented.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
33. 33.True or false: “Feedback is an attack on me.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: giving up quickly? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
35. 35.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) practising hard skills (b) giving up quickly (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) envying others
37. 37.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “I only do what I’m already good at.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset

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