Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 97 · 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: sticking to easy tasks? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
2. 2.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I will practise more.” (b) “I am not smart.” (c) “I’ll ask for help.” (d) “I need a new plan.”
3. 3.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) effort is useless (b) skills grow with effort (c) talent is fixed (d) smart is born
4. 4.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) yet (b) never (c) again (d) ever
5. 5.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
7. 7.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “She is just born talented.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
8. 8.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) practising hard skills (b) envying others (c) trying new strategies (d) learning from feedback
11. 11.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “It’s easy for you.” (b) “You were born smart.” (c) “You worked so hard!” (d) “You are a genius!”
12. 12.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help early (b) practising hard skills (c) praising effort (d) avoiding challenges
14. 14.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “I can learn from her.” (b) “Drawing is silly.” (c) “I’ll never draw well.” (d) “She is just lucky.”
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) trying new strategies (c) ignoring feedback (d) learning from feedback
16. 16.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: practising hard skills? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
17. 17.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) learning from feedback (c) avoiding challenges (d) enjoying challenges
18. 18.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: avoiding challenges? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
19. 19.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
20. 20.True or false: “asking for help early” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: hiding your mistakes? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
22. 22.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Hard work helps me improve.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
24. 24.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
25. 25.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “asking for help early” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) envying others (c) trying new strategies (d) avoiding challenges
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) avoiding challenges (b) ignoring feedback (c) envying others (d) trying new strategies
30. 30.True or false: “Feedback is an attack on me.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) giving up quickly (c) practising hard skills (d) avoiding challenges
32. 32.True or false: “learning from feedback” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: praising effort? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
34. 34.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: ignoring feedback? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
35. 35.True or false: “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) practising hard skills (b) giving up quickly (c) praising effort (d) learning from feedback
37. 37.True or false: “Hard work helps me improve.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I will ask for help and try again.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
39. 39.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “I’ll never be good at drawing.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False

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