Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset

Leadership lesson 7: Growth mindset · Set 998 · 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 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!”
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help early (b) avoiding challenges (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) envying others
3. 3.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: ignoring feedback? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
4. 4.True or false: “I will ask for help and try again.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up quickly (b) ignoring feedback (c) avoiding challenges (d) trying new strategies
7. 7.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “avoiding challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I only do what I’m already good at.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
12. 12.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “She is just born talented.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: avoiding challenges? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
15. 15.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) yet (b) again (c) ever (d) never
16. 16.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) asking for help early (b) giving up quickly (c) ignoring feedback (d) hiding your mistakes
17. 17.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Feedback is an attack on me.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
18. 18.True or false: “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) avoiding challenges (b) envying others (c) hiding your mistakes (d) enjoying challenges
22. 22.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I am not smart.” (b) “I need a new plan.” (c) “I’ll ask for help.” (d) “I will practise more.”
23. 23.True or false: “avoiding challenges” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “She is just born talented.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
25. 25.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) giving up quickly (c) avoiding challenges (d) learning from feedback
26. 26.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “envying others” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) practising hard skills (b) trying new strategies (c) giving up quickly (d) asking for help early
29. 29.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Hard work helps me improve.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
30. 30.True or false: “sticking to easy tasks” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “Feedback is an attack on me.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: sticking to easy tasks? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
34. 34.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I’ll never be good at drawing.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising effort (b) enjoying challenges (c) practising hard skills (d) ignoring feedback
36. 36.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
38. 38.True or false: “ignoring feedback” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) practising hard skills (b) learning from feedback (c) hiding your mistakes (d) trying new strategies
40. 40.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset

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