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.⏱️ Self-control or giving in? “I’ll skip practice today; it’s a bit cold.” (a) self-control (b) giving in
- 2.🧹 It is your turn to clean the board, but your friends are going out to play. What do you do? (a) pretend you forgot (b) ask a friend to lie (c) leave it for tomorrow (d) clean the board first
- 3.⏱️ Self-discipline or not: putting work off? (a) no self-discipline (b) self-discipline
- 4.🙋 Responsible or irresponsible: losing borrowed books? (a) irresponsible (b) responsible
- 5.Which of these is an irresponsible habit? (a) reporting a broken bench (b) doing your fair share (c) owning up to a mistake (d) saying “not my job”
- 6.True or false: “asking for help” is showing off. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting on the last day (b) forgetting the due date (c) no task list (d) listing tasks first
- 8.💪 Confidence, low confidence or showing off: making eye contact? (a) showing off (b) confidence (c) low confidence
- 9.🤝 Reliable or unreliable: saying yes to please all? (a) reliable (b) unreliable
- 10.True or false: “I said I would send my slides, but I never did.” is a promise kept. (a) False (b) True
- 11.Which of these is giving up after a mistake? (a) trying a new method (b) practising the weak part (c) blaming bad luck (d) asking what went wrong
- 12.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) avoiding challenges (b) giving up quickly (c) hiding your mistakes (d) praising effort
- 13.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: praising effort? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
- 14.🤝 Reliable or unreliable: agreeing to everything? (a) unreliable (b) reliable
- 15.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You worked so hard!” (b) “You are a genius!” (c) “You were born smart.” (d) “It’s easy for you.”
- 16.🧪 Your group got a low mark because your part had errors. What should you say? (a) “The others did badly.” (b) “Marks do not matter.” (c) “The teacher is unfair.” (d) “My part had errors.”
- 17.🏆 Confidence is believing in yourself. Showing off is… (a) asking questions (b) speaking clearly (c) trying new things (d) putting others down
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sticking to a routine (b) leaving tasks half-done (c) finishing what you start (d) saving pocket money
- 19.📋 A test is due tomorrow and a poster next week. Which do you do first? (a) play first (b) neither (c) study for the test (d) make the poster
- 20.True or false: “homework before games” shows no self-discipline. (a) True (b) False
- 21.True or false: “I lost the book, but books get lost all the time.” is an excuse. (a) False (b) True
- 22.True or false: “mumbling answers” shows confidence. (a) False (b) True
- 23.💪 Confidence, low confidence or showing off: never raising a hand? (a) showing off (b) low confidence (c) confidence
- 24.Which of these shows self-discipline? (a) gaming till midnight (b) scrolling during study (c) finishing what you start (d) giving up after a day
- 25.Which of these is learning from a mistake? (a) quitting the club (b) tearing up the work (c) noting the lesson (d) saying “I’m just bad”
- 26.🧍 How does a confident person usually stand? (a) straight, head up (b) arms over the face (c) hiding behind others (d) slouched, eyes down
- 27.Which of these is a responsible habit? (a) losing borrowed books (b) keeping your desk tidy (c) blaming the weather (d) hiding a broken item
- 28.True or false: “I’ll start tomorrow. Or next week.” shows self-control. (a) True (b) False
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “not my job” (b) doing your fair share (c) waiting to be told (d) blaming a teammate
- 30.💪 Confidence, low confidence or showing off: standing up straight? (a) confidence (b) low confidence (c) showing off
- 31.True or false: “quitting the club” is learning from a mistake. (a) False (b) True
- 32.True or false: “My part is late. I will finish it tonight and tell the team.” is a responsible reply. (a) False (b) True
- 33.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) practising hard skills (c) avoiding challenges (d) giving up quickly
- 34.True or false: “You asked for my notes by Friday. Here they are, on Friday.” is a promise kept. (a) False (b) True
- 35.Which of these is good project planning? (a) one huge deadline (b) no task list (c) ignoring the timetable (d) starting early
- 36.True or false: “ignoring feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
- 37.True or false: “promising then vanishing” is a reliable habit. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🙋 Is this a responsible reply or an excuse? “The chart is late because my team is useless.” (a) a responsible reply (b) an excuse
- 39.⏰ You start at 5:30 PM. Homework takes 40 minutes, then project work takes 15 minutes. When will you finish? (a) 5:45 PM (b) 6:10 PM (c) 6:40 PM (d) 6:25 PM
- 40.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I’ll ask for help.” (b) “I need a new plan.” (c) “I will practise more.” (d) “I am not smart.”
Answer key
- giving in
- clean the board first
- no self-discipline
- irresponsible
- saying “not my job”
- False
- listing tasks first
- confidence
- unreliable
- False
- blaming bad luck
- praising effort
- growth habit
- unreliable
- “You worked so hard!”
- “My part had errors.”
- putting others down
- leaving tasks half-done
- study for the test
- False
- True
- False
- low confidence
- finishing what you start
- noting the lesson
- straight, head up
- keeping your desk tidy
- False
- doing your fair share
- confidence
- False
- True
- practising hard skills
- True
- starting early
- True
- False
- an excuse
- 6:25 PM
- “I am not smart.”
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