Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 978 · 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) yet (d) ever
2. 2.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) asking for help early (c) envying others (d) ignoring feedback
3. 3.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: praising effort? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
5. 5.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) praising effort (b) learning from feedback (c) ignoring feedback (d) asking for help early
6. 6.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) talent is fixed (b) skills grow with effort (c) effort is useless (d) smart is born
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) practising hard skills (c) ignoring feedback (d) trying new strategies
9. 9.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) ignoring feedback (c) envying others (d) learning from feedback
10. 10.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Hard work helps me improve.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
11. 11.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Feedback is an attack on me.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
12. 12.True or false: “envying others” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🏅 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.”
14. 14.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) giving up quickly (c) practising hard skills (d) learning from feedback
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring feedback (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) avoiding challenges (d) learning from feedback
17. 17.True or false: “Hard work helps me improve.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “I will ask for help and try again.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I am just not a maths person.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
20. 20.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “I’ll never draw well.” (b) “She is just lucky.” (c) “I can learn from her.” (d) “Drawing is silly.”
21. 21.True or false: “praising effort” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I will ask for help and try again.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
23. 23.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: hiding your mistakes? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
24. 24.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
26. 26.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: avoiding challenges? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
27. 27.True or false: “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) learning from feedback (b) practising hard skills (c) hiding your mistakes (d) enjoying challenges
29. 29.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: sticking to easy tasks? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
30. 30.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I only do what I’m already good at.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) trying new strategies (c) avoiding challenges (d) praising effort
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning from feedback (b) practising hard skills (c) enjoying challenges (d) sticking to easy tasks
33. 33.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
35. 35.True or false: “I will ask for help and try again.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: enjoying challenges? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
37. 37.True or false: “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) avoiding challenges (c) trying new strategies (d) sticking to easy tasks
39. 39.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True

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