Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 968 · 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 word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) never (b) again (c) ever (d) yet
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning from feedback (b) giving up quickly (c) asking for help early (d) enjoying challenges
3. 3.📉 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.”
4. 4.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Let me try a different way.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
5. 5.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) ignoring feedback (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) giving up quickly
7. 7.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: praising effort? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
8. 8.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I only do what I’m already good at.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
9. 9.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
10. 10.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I will ask for help and try again.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
11. 11.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) praising effort (c) ignoring feedback (d) sticking to easy tasks
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up quickly (b) avoiding challenges (c) enjoying challenges (d) hiding your mistakes
13. 13.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: enjoying challenges? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
15. 15.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “She is just born talented.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
16. 16.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You were born smart.” (b) “It’s easy for you.” (c) “You worked so hard!” (d) “You are a genius!”
17. 17.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I’ll never be good at drawing.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
18. 18.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
19. 19.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up quickly (b) hiding your mistakes (c) envying others (d) practising hard skills
21. 21.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: hiding your mistakes? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
22. 22.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) talent is fixed (b) smart is born (c) skills grow with effort (d) effort is useless
23. 23.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “She is just lucky.” (b) “I can learn from her.” (c) “I’ll never draw well.” (d) “Drawing is silly.”
24. 24.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: sticking to easy tasks? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
25. 25.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I practise, I will get better.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
26. 26.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) learning from feedback (b) asking for help early (c) praising effort (d) envying others
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) ignoring feedback (c) trying new strategies (d) hiding your mistakes
28. 28.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) enjoying challenges (b) giving up quickly (c) avoiding challenges (d) hiding your mistakes
29. 29.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) learning from feedback (b) enjoying challenges (c) praising effort (d) giving up quickly
30. 30.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) praising effort (c) ignoring feedback (d) sticking to easy tasks
32. 32.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) avoiding challenges (b) learning from feedback (c) asking for help early (d) praising effort
33. 33.True or false: “I will ask for help and try again.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: asking for help early? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
35. 35.True or false: “sticking to easy tasks” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I am just not a maths person.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
37. 37.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
38. 38.True or false: “learning from feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “giving up quickly” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False

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