Leadership Skills Worksheet: Keeping Promises
Leader's tip (Promise less, deliver more): Reliable: coming when you said, finishing on the set day, saying no if you can’t, writing promises down, telling early if delayed. Unreliable: agreeing to everything, forgetting what you said, not doing your part, promising then vanishing, ignoring team messages. Can’t keep a promise? Tell the person early, say sorry and offer a new plan.
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- 1.⏰ You promised to finish the team slides by Thursday, but you fall ill. What should you do? (a) send them on Monday (b) say nothing (c) blame the computer (d) tell the team early
- 2.📒 What is a good way not to forget your promises? (a) never promise anything (b) make more promises (c) hope for the best (d) write them down
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting what you said (b) checking your diary (c) making up excuses (d) agreeing to everything
- 4.🤝 Was the promise kept or broken? “You asked for my notes by Friday. Here they are, on Friday.” (a) a promise broken (b) a promise kept
- 5.🤝 Reliable or unreliable: ignoring team messages? (a) unreliable (b) reliable
- 6.Which of these is an unreliable habit? (a) telling early if delayed (b) making up excuses (c) coming when you said (d) finishing on the set day
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing promises down (b) promising only what fits (c) finishing on the set day (d) not doing your part
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting what you said (b) saying yes to please all (c) promising then vanishing (d) saying no if you can’t
- 9.True or false: “promising then vanishing” is a reliable habit. (a) False (b) True
- 10.True or false: “You asked for my notes by Friday. Here they are, on Friday.” is a promise kept. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring team messages (b) forgetting what you said (c) saying yes to please all (d) promising only what fits
- 12.🏏 You told your team you would be at practice at 7 AM. Your alarm failed and you will be 20 minutes late. What is best? (a) skip practice (b) message the captain (c) go back to sleep (d) pretend you were ill
- 13.🤝 Was the promise kept or broken? “I said I would set up the chairs at 8. I came at 7:55.” (a) a promise kept (b) a promise broken
- 14.🤝 Was the promise kept or broken? “I told the coach I would practise daily, and I did all week.” (a) a promise kept (b) a promise broken
- 15.🤝 Was the promise kept or broken? “I said I would bring the ball, but I forgot it again.” (a) a promise kept (b) a promise broken
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) returning things on time (b) telling early if delayed (c) saying no if you can’t (d) agreeing to everything
- 17.🤝 Reliable or unreliable: finishing on the set day? (a) unreliable (b) reliable
- 18.True or false: “saying no if you can’t” is a reliable habit. (a) True (b) False
- 19.🤝 Reliable or unreliable: saying no if you can’t? (a) reliable (b) unreliable
- 20.Which of these is an unreliable habit? (a) saying no if you can’t (b) checking your diary (c) promising only what fits (d) agreeing to everything
- 21.Which of these is an unreliable habit? (a) finishing on the set day (b) checking your diary (c) writing promises down (d) arriving very late
- 22.True or false: “I promised to help paint the banner, then went home.” is a promise broken. (a) True (b) False
- 23.True or false: “I said I would set up the chairs at 8. I came at 7:55.” is a promise broken. (a) False (b) True
- 24.🤝 Reliable or unreliable: making up excuses? (a) reliable (b) unreliable
- 25.True or false: “ignoring team messages” is an unreliable habit. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🤝 Reliable or unreliable: telling early if delayed? (a) unreliable (b) reliable
- 27.🌟 Why does keeping promises matter for a leader? (a) it is a school rule (b) you win prizes (c) you look busy (d) people can trust you
- 28.🤝 Reliable or unreliable: returning things on time? (a) unreliable (b) reliable
- 29.True or false: “I said I would send my slides, but I never did.” is a promise broken. (a) True (b) False
- 30.Which of these is a reliable habit? (a) checking your diary (b) forgetting what you said (c) agreeing to everything (d) not doing your part
- 31.Which of these is a reliable habit? (a) writing promises down (b) saying yes to please all (c) forgetting what you said (d) agreeing to everything
- 32.True or false: “I told the coach I would practise daily, and I did all week.” is a promise broken. (a) False (b) True
- 33.True or false: “saying yes to please all” is a reliable habit. (a) True (b) False
- 34.🤝 Was the promise kept or broken? “I said I would send my slides, but I never did.” (a) a promise broken (b) a promise kept
- 35.✋ The class wants you to lead three clubs, but you only have time for one. What is wise? (a) agree, then skip two (b) say yes to please them (c) take on only one (d) agree to all three
- 36.True or false: “arriving very late” is an unreliable habit. (a) False (b) True
- 37.True or false: “writing promises down” is an unreliable habit. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🤝 Was the promise kept or broken? “I promised Mum I would finish homework before TV, and I did.” (a) a promise kept (b) a promise broken
- 39.Which of these is a reliable habit? (a) not doing your part (b) telling early if delayed (c) saying yes to please all (d) ignoring team messages
- 40.🤝 Reliable or unreliable: writing promises down? (a) unreliable (b) reliable
Answer key
- tell the team early
- write them down
- checking your diary
- a promise kept
- unreliable
- making up excuses
- not doing your part
- saying no if you can’t
- False
- True
- promising only what fits
- message the captain
- a promise kept
- a promise kept
- a promise broken
- agreeing to everything
- reliable
- True
- reliable
- agreeing to everything
- arriving very late
- True
- False
- unreliable
- True
- reliable
- people can trust you
- reliable
- True
- checking your diary
- writing promises down
- False
- False
- a promise broken
- take on only one
- True
- False
- a promise kept
- telling early if delayed
- reliable
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