Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 984 · 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.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “I can learn from her.” (b) “I’ll never draw well.” (c) “She is just lucky.” (d) “Drawing is silly.”
2. 2.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) avoiding challenges (b) enjoying challenges (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) ignoring feedback
3. 3.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: avoiding challenges? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
4. 4.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: learning from feedback? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
6. 6.True or false: “She is just born talented.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) skills grow with effort (b) effort is useless (c) talent is fixed (d) smart is born
8. 8.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) asking for help early (b) trying new strategies (c) ignoring feedback (d) enjoying challenges
9. 9.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
10. 10.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) asking for help early (b) avoiding challenges (c) praising effort (d) trying new strategies
11. 11.True or false: “learning from feedback” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “praising effort” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying new strategies (b) practising hard skills (c) giving up quickly (d) asking for help early
14. 14.True or false: “giving up quickly” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
16. 16.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) never (b) ever (c) yet (d) again
17. 17.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) enjoying challenges (c) learning from feedback (d) praising effort
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) praising effort (c) practising hard skills (d) avoiding challenges
20. 20.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I’ll never be good at drawing.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
22. 22.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: sticking to easy tasks? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
23. 23.True or false: “sticking to easy tasks” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I practise, I will get better.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
25. 25.True or false: “Let me try a different way.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Hard work helps me improve.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
27. 27.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “It’s easy for you.” (b) “You are a genius!” (c) “You worked so hard!” (d) “You were born smart.”
28. 28.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: praising effort? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help early (b) praising effort (c) trying new strategies (d) hiding your mistakes
30. 30.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) enjoying challenges (b) hiding your mistakes (c) asking for help early (d) learning from feedback
32. 32.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) ignoring feedback (c) praising effort (d) envying others
33. 33.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: practising hard skills? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
34. 34.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
35. 35.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Feedback is an attack on me.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
36. 36.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: envying others? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising hard skills (b) asking for help early (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) trying new strategies
38. 38.True or false: “praising effort” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help early (b) ignoring feedback (c) hiding your mistakes (d) avoiding challenges
40. 40.True or false: “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True

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