Leadership Skills Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Leadership lesson 8: Part 1 test: leading yourself · Set 103 · 40 questions

Leader's tip (Lead yourself first): Find the skill in the question: responsibility, promises, self-discipline, time, confidence, mistakes or mindset. Use that lesson’s tip — own it and fix it, promise less and deliver, homework first, steps with dates, confident not cocky, what can we learn, not yet. For day sums, add the days the steps need and take them away from the days you have.

1. 1.🧩 A big project feels scary. What should you do first? (a) do it all at once (b) wait for help (c) break it into steps (d) give up
2. 2.🤝 Was the promise kept or broken? “I promised Mum I would finish homework before TV, and I did.” (a) a promise broken (b) a promise kept
3. 3.📅 Your history chart is due in 11 days. Research takes 2 days, making it takes 5 days and practice takes 2 days. How many spare days will you have?
4. 4.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) giving up quickly (b) trying new strategies (c) avoiding challenges (d) hiding your mistakes
5. 5.🛏️ You planned to wake at 6 to revise, but your bed is cosy. What builds self-discipline? (a) sleep two more hours (b) skip revision (c) get up as planned (d) revise next week
6. 6.🤝 Reliable or unreliable: returning things on time? (a) unreliable (b) reliable
7. 7.🌟 Why does keeping promises matter for a leader? (a) people can trust you (b) you look busy (c) it is a school rule (d) you win prizes
8. 8.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.💪 Confidence, low confidence or showing off: volunteering to lead? (a) low confidence (b) confidence (c) showing off
10. 10.📅 Good or poor project planning: listing tasks first? (a) poor planning (b) good planning
11. 11.⏰ You start at 5:15 PM. Homework takes 40 minutes, then project work takes 15 minutes. When will you finish? (a) 6:25 PM (b) 5:55 PM (c) 6:10 PM (d) 5:30 PM
12. 12.🙋 Responsible or irresponsible: cleaning up after art? (a) irresponsible (b) responsible
13. 13.Which of these is a reliable habit? (a) forgetting what you said (b) finishing on the set day (c) ignoring team messages (d) arriving very late
14. 14.✋ The class wants you to lead three clubs, but you only have time for one. What is wise? (a) say yes to please them (b) agree, then skip two (c) take on only one (d) agree to all three
15. 15.Which of these shows self-discipline? (a) giving up after a day (b) practising daily (c) scrolling during study (d) putting work off
16. 16.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “It’s easy for you.” (b) “You are a genius!” (c) “You were born smart.” (d) “You worked so hard!”
17. 17.True or false: “practising daily” shows no self-discipline. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “starting without nagging” shows no self-discipline. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding a broken item (b) waiting to be told (c) owning up to a mistake (d) leaving the mess behind
20. 20.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: giving up quickly? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
21. 21.🙋 Is this a responsible reply or an excuse? “I forgot the chart. I will bring it tomorrow before class.” (a) an excuse (b) a responsible reply
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help early (b) practising hard skills (c) ignoring feedback (d) learning from feedback
23. 23.✂️ Your team must make 6 bookmarks in 2 days, the same number each day. How many bookmarks a day?
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) doing your fair share (b) saying “not my job” (c) owning up to a mistake (d) reporting a broken bench
25. 25.📚 You lost a library book. What is the responsible step? (a) hide it and stay quiet (b) tell the librarian (c) blame your brother (d) say it was never issued
26. 26.True or false: “Just one more game… and one more.” shows self-control. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “Good try! Let’s fix the ending together.” shows a negative attitude. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🤝 Reliable or unreliable: finishing on the set day? (a) reliable (b) unreliable
29. 29.True or false: “promising only what fits” is a reliable habit. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “I spent all my savings on snacks again.” shows giving in. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using a simple timetable (b) no task list (c) setting mini-deadlines (d) breaking work into steps
32. 32.True or false: “I promised Mum I would finish homework before TV, and I did.” is a promise broken. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🙋 Responsible or irresponsible: keeping your desk tidy? (a) responsible (b) irresponsible
34. 34.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: praising effort? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
35. 35.Which of these is giving up after a mistake? (a) saying “I’m just bad” (b) asking what went wrong (c) noting the lesson (d) asking for feedback
36. 36.⏱️ Self-discipline or not: putting work off? (a) no self-discipline (b) self-discipline
37. 37.True or false: “We lost. This team is hopeless.” shows a positive attitude. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.💪 Confidence, low confidence or showing off: mocking weaker players? (a) low confidence (b) showing off (c) confidence
39. 39.💪 Confidence, low confidence or showing off: trying for the team? (a) low confidence (b) confidence (c) showing off
40. 40.Which of these is poor project planning? (a) guessing how long (b) breaking work into steps (c) keeping spare days (d) using a simple timetable

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