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.📋 A test is due tomorrow and a poster next week. Which do you do first? (a) study for the test (b) make the poster (c) neither (d) play first
- 2.🏏 You told your team you would be at practice at 7 AM. Your alarm failed and you will be 20 minutes late. What is best? (a) pretend you were ill (b) skip practice (c) go back to sleep (d) message the captain
- 3.⏰ You start at 3:45 PM. Homework takes 45 minutes, then project work takes 40 minutes. When will you finish? (a) 5:25 PM (b) 5:10 PM (c) 4:25 PM (d) 4:30 PM
- 4.True or false: “I said I would send my slides, but I never did.” is a promise broken. (a) False (b) True
- 5.Which of these is an unreliable habit? (a) saying no if you can’t (b) promising only what fits (c) making up excuses (d) coming when you said
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone away for study (b) skipping practice (c) putting work off (d) scrolling during study
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help early (b) trying new strategies (c) praising effort (d) sticking to easy tasks
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one huge deadline (b) forgetting the due date (c) ignoring the timetable (d) setting mini-deadlines
- 9.⏰ You start at 3:00 PM. Homework takes 25 minutes, then project work takes 25 minutes. When will you finish? (a) 4:05 PM (b) 3:25 PM (c) 3:50 PM
- 10.True or false: “I promised Mum I would finish homework before TV, and I did.” is a promise broken. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the lesson (b) saying “I’m just bad” (c) asking for feedback (d) practising the weak part
- 12.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Feedback is an attack on me.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) returning things on time (b) not doing your part (c) agreeing to everything (d) saying yes to please all
- 14.True or false: “I didn’t get the role, so I quit.” shows a positive attitude. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: praising effort? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
- 16.🙋 Is this a responsible reply or an excuse? “My part is late. I will finish it tonight and tell the team.” (a) a responsible reply (b) an excuse
- 17.True or false: “trying for the team” shows confidence. (a) False (b) True
- 18.Which of these is giving up after a mistake? (a) practising the weak part (b) blaming bad luck (c) trying a new method (d) noting the lesson
- 19.True or false: “I promised to help paint the banner, then went home.” is a promise kept. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🙋 Is this a responsible reply or an excuse? “It’s not my fault — the others were too slow.” (a) an excuse (b) a responsible reply
- 21.True or false: “using a simple timetable” is good project planning. (a) True (b) False
- 22.Which of these shows self-discipline? (a) skipping practice (b) snacking instead of work (c) sticking to a routine (d) waking up late daily
- 23.Which of these is an unreliable habit? (a) promising only what fits (b) coming when you said (c) returning things on time (d) arriving very late
- 24.⏳ Why keep a spare day or two before the deadline? (a) to rest only (b) to start late (c) there is no need (d) for surprises
- 25.Which of these is a responsible habit? (a) hiding a broken item (b) skipping your duty (c) waiting to be told (d) checking your own work
- 26.💪 Confidence, low confidence or showing off: hiding at the back? (a) showing off (b) low confidence (c) confidence
- 27.Which of these shows no self-discipline? (a) finishing what you start (b) phone away for study (c) homework before games (d) skipping practice
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting on the last day (b) forgetting the due date (c) keeping spare days (d) guessing how long
- 29.🤝 Reliable or unreliable: arriving very late? (a) unreliable (b) reliable
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring feedback (b) giving up quickly (c) asking for help early (d) envying others
- 31.True or false: “standing up straight” shows confidence. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) again (b) yet (c) never (d) ever
- 33.True or false: “hard part first” is poor project planning. (a) False (b) True
- 34.⏱️ Self-discipline or not: sleeping on time? (a) no self-discipline (b) self-discipline
- 35.True or false: “Good try! Let’s fix the ending together.” shows a positive attitude. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🌤️ What does a positive attitude mean? (a) blaming others (b) complaining a lot (c) expecting the worst (d) seeing ways forward
- 37.True or false: “Not my problem — someone else can clean it.” is an excuse. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “I’m just bad” (b) tearing up the work (c) asking what went wrong (d) hiding the result
- 39.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “Drawing is silly.” (b) “I’ll never draw well.” (c) “I can learn from her.” (d) “She is just lucky.”
- 40.✋ The class wants you to lead three clubs, but you only have time for one. What is wise? (a) agree, then skip two (b) agree to all three (c) say yes to please them (d) take on only one
Answer key
- study for the test
- message the captain
- 5:10 PM
- True
- making up excuses
- phone away for study
- sticking to easy tasks
- setting mini-deadlines
- 3:50 PM
- False
- saying “I’m just bad”
- fixed mindset
- returning things on time
- False
- growth habit
- a responsible reply
- True
- blaming bad luck
- False
- an excuse
- True
- sticking to a routine
- arriving very late
- for surprises
- checking your own work
- low confidence
- skipping practice
- keeping spare days
- unreliable
- asking for help early
- True
- yet
- False
- self-discipline
- True
- seeing ways forward
- True
- asking what went wrong
- “I can learn from her.”
- take on only one
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