Leadership Skills Worksheet: Part 1 Test
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.
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- 1.True or false: “standing up straight” is showing off. (a) True (b) False
- 2.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
- 3.Which of these is an unreliable habit? (a) saying no if you can’t (b) writing promises down (c) promising only what fits (d) promising then vanishing
- 4.🙋 Is this a responsible reply or an excuse? “It’s not my fault — the others were too slow.” (a) a responsible reply (b) an excuse
- 5.📱 You sit down to study but your phone keeps buzzing. What helps most? (a) keep it in another room (b) turn the volume up (c) study with it in hand (d) reply to each message
- 6.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: trying new strategies? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
- 7.Which of these is a responsible habit? (a) waiting to be told (b) leaving the mess behind (c) saying “not my job” (d) keeping your desk tidy
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what went wrong (b) trying a new method (c) saying sorry and fixing (d) quitting the club
- 9.🙋 Is this a responsible reply or an excuse? “I broke the ruler, sorry. I will replace it.” (a) an excuse (b) a responsible reply
- 10.Which of these shows no self-discipline? (a) starting without nagging (b) sticking to a routine (c) sleeping on time (d) snacking instead of work
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) putting work off (b) snacking instead of work (c) giving up after a day (d) homework before games
- 12.⏰ You start at 5:45 PM. Homework takes 35 minutes, then project work takes 15 minutes. When will you finish? (a) 6:00 PM (b) 6:50 PM (c) 6:35 PM (d) 6:20 PM
- 13.🙋 Responsible or irresponsible: blaming the weather? (a) irresponsible (b) responsible
- 14.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “I can learn from her.” (b) “She is just lucky.” (c) “I’ll never draw well.” (d) “Drawing is silly.”
- 15.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
- 16.⏱️ Self-discipline or not: homework before games? (a) self-discipline (b) no self-discipline
- 17.True or false: “making up excuses” is an unreliable habit. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🪑 You see a broken bench in class that could hurt someone. What is best? (a) sit on it anyway (b) ignore it (c) report it to a teacher (d) tell nobody
- 19.🛏️ 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) revise next week (d) get up as planned
- 20.🤝 Reliable or unreliable: finishing on the set day? (a) reliable (b) unreliable
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) avoiding challenges (b) ignoring feedback (c) trying new strategies (d) envying others
- 22.🙋 Responsible or irresponsible: doing your class duty? (a) responsible (b) irresponsible
- 23.📒 What is a good way not to forget your promises? (a) hope for the best (b) write them down (c) never promise anything (d) make more promises
- 24.🌱 You are the class monitor and the class plants look dry before a long holiday. What do you do? (a) wait for someone else (b) water them before you go (c) water them next month (d) leave them dry
- 25.🔁 After a mistake — learning from it or giving up: saying “I’m just bad”? (a) learning from it (b) giving up
- 26.🙋 Responsible or irresponsible: cleaning up after art? (a) responsible (b) irresponsible
- 27.True or false: “tearing up the work” is giving up after a mistake. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) telling early if delayed (b) checking your diary (c) finishing on the set day (d) forgetting what you said
- 29.True or false: “I promised to come at 4, but I came at 5 without telling anyone.” is a promise kept. (a) True (b) False
- 30.True or false: “I made the error in the total. Let me fix it.” is an excuse. (a) False (b) True
- 31.True or false: “arriving very late” is an unreliable habit. (a) True (b) False
- 32.📅 Good or poor project planning: listing tasks first? (a) poor planning (b) good planning
- 33.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: envying others? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
- 34.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) praising effort (b) hiding your mistakes (c) asking for help early (d) trying new strategies
- 35.True or false: “I’ll check my phone after this chapter.” shows giving in. (a) False (b) True
- 36.True or false: “praising effort” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
- 37.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: enjoying challenges? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
- 38.Which of these is showing off? (a) saying “I’ll try” (b) hiding at the back (c) mocking weaker players (d) making eye contact
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping practice (b) waking up late daily (c) finishing what you start (d) snacking instead of work
- 40.True or false: “I told the coach I would practise daily, and I did all week.” is a promise kept. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- False
- False
- promising then vanishing
- an excuse
- keep it in another room
- growth habit
- keeping your desk tidy
- quitting the club
- a responsible reply
- snacking instead of work
- homework before games
- 6:35 PM
- irresponsible
- “I can learn from her.”
- True
- self-discipline
- True
- report it to a teacher
- get up as planned
- reliable
- trying new strategies
- responsible
- write them down
- water them before you go
- giving up
- responsible
- True
- forgetting what you said
- False
- False
- True
- good planning
- fixed habit
- hiding your mistakes
- False
- False
- growth habit
- mocking weaker players
- finishing what you start
- True
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