Leadership Skills Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Leadership lesson 8: Part 1 test: leading yourself · Set 20 · 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.🤝 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
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help early (b) practising hard skills (c) learning from feedback (d) giving up quickly
3. 3.True or false: “Rain again. Everything always goes wrong.” shows a negative attitude. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting what you said (b) arriving very late (c) agreeing to everything (d) telling early if delayed
5. 5.True or false: “putting work off” shows no self-discipline. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over others (b) asking for help (c) acting like a know-all (d) boasting about marks
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) doing only easy bits (b) no task list (c) starting on the last day (d) listing tasks first
8. 8.🙋 Responsible or irresponsible: owning up to a mistake? (a) responsible (b) irresponsible
9. 9.📅 Good or poor project planning: starting on the last day? (a) poor planning (b) good planning
10. 10.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I only do what I’m already good at.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
11. 11.💬 Which self-talk builds confidence? (a) “I can try this.” (b) “I always fail.” (c) “Others are better.” (d) “I am useless.”
12. 12.Which of these is giving up after a mistake? (a) quitting the club (b) asking what went wrong (c) practising the weak part (d) saying sorry and fixing
13. 13.🙋 Is this a responsible reply or an excuse? “It is my turn to water the plants. I will do it now.” (a) an excuse (b) a responsible reply
14. 14.📋 A test is due tomorrow and a poster next week. Which do you do first? (a) play first (b) make the poster (c) neither (d) study for the test
15. 15.True or false: “finishing on the set day” is an unreliable habit. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring team messages (b) promising then vanishing (c) saying no if you can’t (d) making up excuses
17. 17.🙋 Responsible or irresponsible: returning borrowed books? (a) irresponsible (b) responsible
18. 18.Which of these shows confidence? (a) volunteering to lead (b) hiding at the back (c) never raising a hand (d) acting like a know-all
19. 19.Which of these shows low confidence? (a) standing up straight (b) mumbling answers (c) asking for help (d) acting like a know-all
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying no if you can’t (b) finishing on the set day (c) checking your diary (d) agreeing to everything
21. 21.🙋 Responsible or irresponsible: blaming the weather? (a) responsible (b) irresponsible
22. 22.⏱️ Self-discipline or not: practising daily? (a) no self-discipline (b) self-discipline
23. 23.True or false: “returning borrowed books” is an irresponsible habit. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) learning from feedback (c) praising effort (d) practising hard skills
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) avoiding challenges (b) trying new strategies (c) hiding your mistakes (d) ignoring feedback
26. 26.🤝 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
27. 27.Which of these is a responsible habit? (a) hiding a broken item (b) blaming the weather (c) keeping your desk tidy (d) skipping your duty
28. 28.🏸 You want to get better at badminton. What shows self-discipline? (a) practise a little daily (b) play once a month (c) wait for a coach (d) only watch others
29. 29.💪 Confidence, low confidence or showing off: hiding at the back? (a) confidence (b) low confidence (c) showing off
30. 30.True or false: “doing only easy bits” is poor project planning. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “asking for help” is showing off. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “I’ll save half my pocket money for the cricket bat.” shows self-control. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “starting on the last day” is good project planning. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.✂️ Your team must make 12 posters in 3 days, the same number each day. How many posters a day?
35. 35.🔁 After a mistake — learning from it or giving up: noting the lesson? (a) learning from it (b) giving up
36. 36.❌ You got 4 out of 10 in a quiz. What is the best next step? (a) blame the questions (b) hide the paper (c) stop studying (d) find what went wrong
37. 37.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📅 Your art display is due in 8 days. Research takes 2 days, making it takes 2 days and practice takes 1 days. How many spare days will you have?
39. 39.💪 Confidence, low confidence or showing off: speaking up in class? (a) low confidence (b) confidence (c) showing off
40. 40.True or false: “owning up to a mistake” is an irresponsible habit. (a) True (b) False

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