Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 966 · 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: “I will ask for help and try again.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I need a new plan.” (b) “I will practise more.” (c) “I’ll ask for help.” (d) “I am not smart.”
3. 3.True or false: “Let me try a different way.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) practising hard skills (b) envying others (c) avoiding challenges (d) ignoring feedback
5. 5.True or false: “Hard work helps me improve.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) talent is fixed (b) skills grow with effort (c) effort is useless (d) smart is born
7. 7.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) practising hard skills (b) envying others (c) trying new strategies (d) asking for help early
8. 8.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: envying others? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
10. 10.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Hard work helps me improve.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
11. 11.True or false: “Feedback is an attack on me.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: praising effort? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
13. 13.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I am just not a maths person.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
14. 14.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) envying others (b) enjoying challenges (c) asking for help early (d) learning from feedback
16. 16.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
17. 17.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: practising hard skills? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
19. 19.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: hiding your mistakes? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) avoiding challenges (c) learning from feedback (d) envying others
21. 21.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) avoiding challenges (b) hiding your mistakes (c) trying new strategies (d) sticking to easy tasks
22. 22.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “It’s easy for you.” (b) “You worked so hard!” (c) “You are a genius!” (d) “You were born smart.”
23. 23.True or false: “I’ll never be good at drawing.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: giving up quickly? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising hard skills (b) giving up quickly (c) enjoying challenges (d) asking for help early
27. 27.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I practise, I will get better.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
28. 28.True or false: “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “Drawing is silly.” (b) “I can learn from her.” (c) “She is just lucky.” (d) “I’ll never draw well.”
31. 31.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) asking for help early (c) ignoring feedback (d) envying others
34. 34.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) ever (b) never (c) again (d) yet
35. 35.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) asking for help early (b) practising hard skills (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) learning from feedback
36. 36.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) praising effort (b) hiding your mistakes (c) ignoring feedback (d) envying others
37. 37.True or false: “learning from feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “asking for help early” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: ignoring feedback? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
40. 40.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset

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