Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 983 · 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) sticking to easy tasks (b) envying others (c) avoiding challenges (d) asking for help early
2. 2.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) skills grow with effort (b) talent is fixed (c) smart is born (d) effort is useless
3. 3.True or false: “praising effort” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) learning from feedback (b) asking for help early (c) avoiding challenges (d) practising hard skills
5. 5.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You are a genius!” (b) “It’s easy for you.” (c) “You were born smart.” (d) “You worked so hard!”
6. 6.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I practise, I will get better.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
7. 7.True or false: “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: learning from feedback? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
9. 9.True or false: “Feedback is an attack on me.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I’ll never be good at drawing.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
11. 11.True or false: “envying others” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying new strategies (b) giving up quickly (c) asking for help early (d) enjoying challenges
13. 13.True or false: “giving up quickly” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I will practise more.” (b) “I need a new plan.” (c) “I am not smart.” (d) “I’ll ask for help.”
15. 15.True or false: “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
17. 17.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
18. 18.True or false: “I’ll never be good at drawing.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
20. 20.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
21. 21.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) never (b) again (c) ever (d) yet
22. 22.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I only do what I’m already good at.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
23. 23.🎨 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.”
24. 24.True or false: “sticking to easy tasks” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) asking for help early (c) trying new strategies (d) sticking to easy tasks
27. 27.True or false: “She is just born talented.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: envying others? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
29. 29.True or false: “learning from feedback” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “She is just born talented.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: ignoring feedback? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
32. 32.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) giving up quickly (b) learning from feedback (c) asking for help early (d) practising hard skills
33. 33.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying new strategies (b) learning from feedback (c) enjoying challenges (d) hiding your mistakes
35. 35.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
36. 36.True or false: “praising effort” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) learning from feedback (c) praising effort (d) envying others
38. 38.True or false: “Hard work helps me improve.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) practising hard skills (b) ignoring feedback (c) trying new strategies (d) asking for help early
40. 40.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) enjoying challenges (c) giving up quickly (d) avoiding challenges

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