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.💬 Which self-talk builds confidence? (a) “I always fail.” (b) “Others are better.” (c) “I am useless.” (d) “I can try this.”
- 2.True or false: “praising effort” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
- 3.💪 Confidence, low confidence or showing off: speaking up in class? (a) confidence (b) showing off (c) low confidence
- 4.🔁 After a mistake — learning from it or giving up: saying “I’m just bad”? (a) giving up (b) learning from it
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never raising a hand (b) talking over others (c) fearing every mistake (d) mumbling answers
- 6.True or false: “This is hard, but I’ll break it into steps.” shows a negative attitude. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🤝 Reliable or unreliable: checking your diary? (a) reliable (b) unreliable
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) trying for the team (c) standing up straight (d) avoiding new things
- 9.True or false: “I didn’t do my part because nobody told me again.” is an excuse. (a) False (b) True
- 10.True or false: “I’ll start tomorrow. Or next week.” shows giving in. (a) False (b) True
- 11.True or false: “ignoring the timetable” is good project planning. (a) False (b) True
- 12.💪 Confidence, low confidence or showing off: hiding at the back? (a) confidence (b) showing off (c) low confidence
- 13.Which of these is an irresponsible habit? (a) owning up to a mistake (b) reporting a broken bench (c) cleaning up after art (d) losing borrowed books
- 14.🤝 A friend asks for help on Saturday, but you already promised to visit your grandmother. What is best? (a) say yes to both (b) skip Grandma’s visit (c) switch off your phone (d) say no kindly
- 15.🗓️ Your project is due in three weeks. When should you start? (a) the night before (b) after it is due (c) in the third week (d) this week
- 16.💪 Confidence, low confidence or showing off: fearing every mistake? (a) low confidence (b) showing off (c) confidence
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the mess behind (b) keeping your desk tidy (c) doing your fair share (d) fixing what you broke
- 18.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) ever (b) never (c) yet (d) again
- 19.True or false: “I broke the ruler, sorry. I will replace it.” is an excuse. (a) True (b) False
- 20.Which of these is a reliable habit? (a) ignoring team messages (b) checking your diary (c) agreeing to everything (d) saying yes to please all
- 21.Which of these is a reliable habit? (a) ignoring team messages (b) promising only what fits (c) making up excuses (d) arriving very late
- 22.True or false: “I’ll save half my pocket money for the cricket bat.” shows giving in. (a) False (b) True
- 23.⏱️ Self-discipline or not: putting work off? (a) self-discipline (b) no self-discipline
- 24.⏰ You promised to finish the team slides by Thursday, but you fall ill. What should you do? (a) blame the computer (b) send them on Monday (c) tell the team early (d) say nothing
- 25.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I’ll ask for help.” (b) “I need a new plan.” (c) “I am not smart.” (d) “I will practise more.”
- 26.🌤️ Positive or negative attitude? “I didn’t get the role, so I quit.” (a) a positive attitude (b) a negative attitude
- 27.📅 Good or poor project planning: listing tasks first? (a) poor planning (b) good planning
- 28.⏱️ Self-discipline or not: gaming till midnight? (a) no self-discipline (b) self-discipline
- 29.Which of these shows low confidence? (a) trying for the team (b) speaking up in class (c) never raising a hand (d) talking over others
- 30.🛏️ You planned to wake at 6 to revise, but your bed is cosy. What builds self-discipline? (a) skip revision (b) sleep two more hours (c) revise next week (d) get up as planned
- 31.🤝 Reliable or unreliable: promising only what fits? (a) reliable (b) unreliable
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using a simple timetable (b) no task list (c) checking progress weekly (d) breaking work into steps
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the weak part (b) asking what went wrong (c) noting the lesson (d) hiding the result
- 34.🤝 Reliable or unreliable: finishing on the set day? (a) unreliable (b) reliable
- 35.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You are a genius!” (b) “You were born smart.” (c) “It’s easy for you.” (d) “You worked so hard!”
- 36.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) enjoying challenges (b) giving up quickly (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) avoiding challenges
- 37.True or false: “leaving tasks half-done” shows self-discipline. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) avoiding challenges (c) enjoying challenges (d) giving up quickly
- 39.⏱️ Self-control or giving in? “I’ll save half my pocket money for the cricket bat.” (a) giving in (b) self-control
- 40.Which of these is a responsible habit? (a) hiding a broken item (b) blaming the weather (c) returning borrowed books (d) leaving the mess behind
Answer key
- “I can try this.”
- False
- confidence
- giving up
- talking over others
- False
- reliable
- avoiding new things
- True
- True
- False
- low confidence
- losing borrowed books
- say no kindly
- this week
- low confidence
- leaving the mess behind
- yet
- False
- checking your diary
- promising only what fits
- False
- no self-discipline
- tell the team early
- “I am not smart.”
- a negative attitude
- good planning
- no self-discipline
- never raising a hand
- get up as planned
- reliable
- no task list
- hiding the result
- reliable
- “You worked so hard!”
- enjoying challenges
- False
- enjoying challenges
- self-control
- returning borrowed books
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