Leadership Skills Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Leadership lesson 8: Part 1 test: leading yourself · Set 16 · 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.True or false: “telling early if delayed” is a reliable habit. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🤝 Was the promise kept or broken? “I said I would set up the chairs at 8. I came at 7:55.” (a) a promise broken (b) a promise kept
3. 3.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) giving up quickly (b) hiding your mistakes (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) practising hard skills
4. 4.True or false: “The chart is late because my team is useless.” is a responsible reply. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧹 It is your turn to clean the board, but your friends are going out to play. What do you do? (a) ask a friend to lie (b) leave it for tomorrow (c) clean the board first (d) pretend you forgot
7. 7.True or false: “mocking weaker players” is showing off. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🙋 Responsible or irresponsible: returning borrowed books? (a) irresponsible (b) responsible
9. 9.🛏️ You planned to wake at 6 to revise, but your bed is cosy. What builds self-discipline? (a) sleep two more hours (b) revise next week (c) get up as planned (d) skip revision
10. 10.True or false: “Hard work helps me improve.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.⏰ You start at 4:00 PM. Homework takes 40 minutes, then project work takes 25 minutes. When will you finish? (a) 5:05 PM (b) 4:40 PM (c) 4:25 PM (d) 5:20 PM
12. 12.💪 Confidence, low confidence or showing off: boasting about marks? (a) showing off (b) confidence (c) low confidence
13. 13.💪 Confidence, low confidence or showing off: asking for help? (a) low confidence (b) showing off (c) confidence
14. 14.True or false: “snacking instead of work” shows self-discipline. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “mumbling answers” shows low confidence. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising effort (b) learning from feedback (c) envying others (d) enjoying challenges
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) avoiding challenges (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) ignoring feedback (d) enjoying challenges
18. 18.🏆 Confidence is believing in yourself. Showing off is… (a) asking questions (b) trying new things (c) speaking clearly (d) putting others down
19. 19.🎤 You are nervous before speaking at the assembly. What helps most? (a) look at the floor (b) read very fast (c) skip the assembly (d) practise it aloud first
20. 20.True or false: “We lost today, but our passing got better.” shows a positive attitude. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🤝 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
22. 22.Which of these is a reliable habit? (a) finishing on the set day (b) making up excuses (c) saying yes to please all (d) agreeing to everything
23. 23.💪 Confidence, low confidence or showing off: talking over others? (a) low confidence (b) showing off (c) confidence
24. 24.Which of these is good project planning? (a) setting mini-deadlines (b) doing only easy bits (c) no spare time (d) ignoring the timetable
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming a teammate (b) doing your fair share (c) hiding a broken item (d) losing borrowed books
26. 26.Which of these shows low confidence? (a) speaking up in class (b) saying “I can’t” (c) standing up straight (d) asking for help
27. 27.Which of these is showing off? (a) bragging after a win (b) standing up straight (c) making eye contact (d) speaking up in class
28. 28.🙋 Responsible or irresponsible: hiding a broken item? (a) irresponsible (b) responsible
29. 29.⏱️ Self-control or giving in? “I’ll start tomorrow. Or next week.” (a) self-control (b) giving in
30. 30.📅 Good or poor project planning: checking progress weekly? (a) poor planning (b) good planning
31. 31.💪 Confidence, low confidence or showing off: fearing every mistake? (a) showing off (b) confidence (c) low confidence
32. 32.Which of these is good project planning? (a) one huge deadline (b) starting on the last day (c) doing only easy bits (d) starting early
33. 33.🔁 After a mistake — learning from it or giving up: trying a new method? (a) giving up (b) learning from it
34. 34.🙋 You don’t understand a sum in class. A confident student will… (a) stay quiet (b) ask the teacher (c) give up (d) copy a friend
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking work into steps (b) using a simple timetable (c) one huge deadline (d) keeping spare days
36. 36.Which of these is an irresponsible habit? (a) blaming a teammate (b) doing your class duty (c) reporting a broken bench (d) keeping your desk tidy
37. 37.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) asking for help early (c) praising effort (d) hiding your mistakes
38. 38.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: asking for help early? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never raising a hand (b) talking over others (c) boasting about marks (d) acting like a know-all
40. 40.True or false: “practising hard skills” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True

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