Leadership Skills Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Leadership lesson 8: Part 1 test: leading yourself · Set 23 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising effort (b) enjoying challenges (c) trying new strategies (d) ignoring feedback
2. 2.📝 You notice a mistake in your homework that the teacher marked right. What is honest? (a) tell the teacher (b) change a friend’s work (c) keep quiet (d) tear the page out
3. 3.True or false: “quitting the club” is learning from a mistake. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧩 A big project feels scary. What should you do first? (a) give up (b) do it all at once (c) wait for help (d) break it into steps
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting early (b) setting mini-deadlines (c) guessing how long (d) breaking work into steps
6. 6.✋ The class wants you to lead three clubs, but you only have time for one. What is wise? (a) say yes to please them (b) agree, then skip two (c) take on only one (d) agree to all three
7. 7.True or false: “asking for help early” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is poor project planning? (a) forgetting the due date (b) setting mini-deadlines (c) checking progress weekly (d) breaking work into steps
9. 9.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) never (b) yet (c) ever (d) again
10. 10.Which of these is good project planning? (a) setting mini-deadlines (b) no task list (c) no spare time (d) guessing how long
11. 11.True or false: “never trying again” is giving up after a mistake. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🙋 Responsible or irresponsible: reporting a broken bench? (a) irresponsible (b) responsible
13. 13.📱 You sit down to study but your phone keeps buzzing. What helps most? (a) turn the volume up (b) keep it in another room (c) reply to each message (d) study with it in hand
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) promising then vanishing (b) ignoring team messages (c) finishing on the set day (d) saying yes to please all
15. 15.True or false: “mocking weaker players” shows confidence. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) returning things on time (b) telling early if delayed (c) ignoring team messages (d) promising only what fits
17. 17.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) practising hard skills (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) hiding your mistakes (d) giving up quickly
18. 18.True or false: “no spare time” is poor project planning. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is an unreliable habit? (a) promising only what fits (b) coming when you said (c) writing promises down (d) making up excuses
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your desk tidy (b) checking your own work (c) leaving the mess behind (d) doing your fair share
21. 21.⏱️ Self-control or giving in? “I’ll skip practice today; it’s a bit cold.” (a) self-control (b) giving in
22. 22.🤝 Reliable or unreliable: promising only what fits? (a) reliable (b) unreliable
23. 23.🌤️ Positive or negative attitude? “This is too hard. Why even try?” (a) a positive attitude (b) a negative attitude
24. 24.💪 Confidence, low confidence or showing off: speaking up in class? (a) showing off (b) low confidence (c) confidence
25. 25.Which of these shows confidence? (a) boasting about marks (b) asking for help (c) never raising a hand (d) talking over others
26. 26.True or false: “hard part first” is poor project planning. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “breaking work into steps” is poor project planning. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is an irresponsible habit? (a) keeping your desk tidy (b) owning up to a mistake (c) saying “not my job” (d) fixing what you broke
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) boasting about marks (b) saying “I’ll try” (c) trying for the team (d) speaking up in class
30. 30.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
31. 31.True or false: “volunteering to lead” shows confidence. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🤝 Reliable or unreliable: coming when you said? (a) reliable (b) unreliable
33. 33.🌤️ What does a positive attitude mean? (a) seeing ways forward (b) expecting the worst (c) complaining a lot (d) blaming others
34. 34.True or false: “Not my problem — someone else can clean it.” is a responsible reply. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is good project planning? (a) guessing how long (b) listing tasks first (c) ignoring the timetable (d) one huge deadline
36. 36.Which of these shows low confidence? (a) never raising a hand (b) speaking up in class (c) acting like a know-all (d) boasting about marks
37. 37.Which of these is an unreliable habit? (a) saying no if you can’t (b) returning things on time (c) promising only what fits (d) ignoring team messages
38. 38.🗓️ Your project is due in three weeks. When should you start? (a) after it is due (b) in the third week (c) this week (d) the night before
39. 39.🤝 Reliable or unreliable: not doing your part? (a) reliable (b) unreliable
40. 40.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I am just not a maths person.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset

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