Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 962 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) giving up quickly (b) praising effort (c) asking for help early (d) trying new strategies
2. 2.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) envying others (c) giving up quickly (d) enjoying challenges
4. 4.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I am just not a maths person.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
6. 6.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Let me try a different way.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
7. 7.True or false: “sticking to easy tasks” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I practise, I will get better.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
9. 9.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Feedback is an attack on me.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
10. 10.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: asking for help early? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning from feedback (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) ignoring feedback (d) envying others
12. 12.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I will ask for help and try again.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
14. 14.True or false: “She is just born talented.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) practising hard skills (c) envying others (d) ignoring feedback
16. 16.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) learning from feedback (b) asking for help early (c) hiding your mistakes (d) trying new strategies
17. 17.True or false: “avoiding challenges” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “asking for help early” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: giving up quickly? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
22. 22.True or false: “I’ll never be good at drawing.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) avoiding challenges (b) enjoying challenges (c) learning from feedback (d) asking for help early
24. 24.True or false: “giving up quickly” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “It’s easy for you.” (b) “You worked so hard!” (c) “You were born smart.” (d) “You are a genius!”
26. 26.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: avoiding challenges? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
27. 27.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “She is just born talented.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
28. 28.True or false: “practising hard skills” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) never (b) again (c) yet (d) ever
30. 30.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) practising hard skills (b) asking for help early (c) praising effort (d) giving up quickly
31. 31.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: sticking to easy tasks? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
32. 32.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) enjoying challenges (b) avoiding challenges (c) giving up quickly (d) ignoring feedback
33. 33.📉 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.”
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising effort (b) enjoying challenges (c) learning from feedback (d) envying others
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) avoiding challenges (b) ignoring feedback (c) hiding your mistakes (d) praising effort
36. 36.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) learning from feedback (b) envying others (c) trying new strategies (d) asking for help early
37. 37.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) giving up quickly (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) avoiding challenges (d) trying new strategies
38. 38.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I only do what I’m already good at.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising effort (b) trying new strategies (c) ignoring feedback (d) enjoying challenges
40. 40.True or false: “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True

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