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.Which of these is good project planning? (a) no spare time (b) guessing how long (c) keeping spare days (d) doing only easy bits
- 2.Which of these shows confidence? (a) acting like a know-all (b) boasting about marks (c) saying “I can’t” (d) asking for help
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the mess behind (b) hiding a broken item (c) saying “not my job” (d) fixing what you broke
- 4.⏰ You promised to finish the team slides by Thursday, but you fall ill. What should you do? (a) say nothing (b) tell the team early (c) send them on Monday (d) blame the computer
- 5.🤝 Reliable or unreliable: coming when you said? (a) reliable (b) unreliable
- 6.Which of these is an unreliable habit? (a) coming when you said (b) making up excuses (c) checking your diary (d) returning things on time
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting without nagging (b) finishing what you start (c) sticking to a routine (d) scrolling during study
- 8.True or false: “guessing how long” is good project planning. (a) True (b) False
- 9.🙋 Responsible or irresponsible: returning borrowed books? (a) responsible (b) irresponsible
- 10.Which of these is poor project planning? (a) checking progress weekly (b) listing tasks first (c) ignoring the timetable (d) setting mini-deadlines
- 11.⏱️ Self-discipline or not: sleeping on time? (a) self-discipline (b) no self-discipline
- 12.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) smart is born (b) effort is useless (c) talent is fixed (d) skills grow with effort
- 13.True or false: “standing up straight” shows low confidence. (a) False (b) True
- 14.Which of these is learning from a mistake? (a) quitting the club (b) hiding the result (c) trying a new method (d) saying “I’m just bad”
- 15.⏱️ Self-control or giving in? “I’m tired, but I’ll do my 15 minutes of practice.” (a) self-control (b) giving in
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your own work (b) keeping your desk tidy (c) blaming a teammate (d) reporting a broken bench
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the weather (b) doing your class duty (c) leaving the mess behind (d) skipping your duty
- 18.💪 Confidence, low confidence or showing off: never raising a hand? (a) low confidence (b) showing off (c) confidence
- 19.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
- 20.Which of these is a reliable habit? (a) making up excuses (b) forgetting what you said (c) ignoring team messages (d) finishing on the set day
- 21.🛏️ You planned to wake at 6 to revise, but your bed is cosy. What builds self-discipline? (a) skip revision (b) revise next week (c) sleep two more hours (d) get up as planned
- 22.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
- 23.Which of these shows self-discipline? (a) putting work off (b) homework before games (c) snacking instead of work (d) giving up after a day
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the result (b) trying a new method (c) quitting the club (d) never trying again
- 25.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You worked so hard!” (b) “You were born smart.” (c) “You are a genius!” (d) “It’s easy for you.”
- 26.True or false: “quitting the club” is giving up after a mistake. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🔁 After a mistake — learning from it or giving up: hiding the result? (a) learning from it (b) giving up
- 28.Which of these is good project planning? (a) starting on the last day (b) no task list (c) listing tasks first (d) ignoring the timetable
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing how long (b) using a simple timetable (c) no task list (d) starting on the last day
- 30.True or false: “Feedback is an attack on me.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
- 31.⚽ Your team lost the final. What should the captain say? (a) “You all let me down.” (b) “We are the worst.” (c) “It was the referee.” (d) “Proud of our effort.”
- 32.True or false: “I’ll skip practice today; it’s a bit cold.” shows self-control. (a) False (b) True
- 33.Which of these is poor project planning? (a) listing tasks first (b) using a simple timetable (c) checking progress weekly (d) starting on the last day
- 34.📅 Your class magazine is due in 10 days. Research takes 1 days, making it takes 5 days and practice takes 3 days. How many spare days will you have?
- 35.Which of these shows self-discipline? (a) scrolling during study (b) starting without nagging (c) leaving tasks half-done (d) gaming till midnight
- 36.True or false: “I didn’t do my part because nobody told me again.” is a responsible reply. (a) False (b) True
- 37.Which of these is a reliable habit? (a) making up excuses (b) arriving very late (c) promising then vanishing (d) telling early if delayed
- 38.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: trying new strategies? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
- 39.Which of these shows confidence? (a) talking over others (b) saying “I can’t” (c) mumbling answers (d) standing up straight
- 40.🌤️ Positive or negative attitude? “Your idea will never work.” (a) a positive attitude (b) a negative attitude
Answer key
- keeping spare days
- asking for help
- fixing what you broke
- tell the team early
- reliable
- making up excuses
- scrolling during study
- False
- responsible
- ignoring the timetable
- self-discipline
- skills grow with effort
- False
- trying a new method
- self-control
- blaming a teammate
- doing your class duty
- low confidence
- growth mindset
- finishing on the set day
- get up as planned
- False
- homework before games
- trying a new method
- “You worked so hard!”
- True
- giving up
- listing tasks first
- using a simple timetable
- False
- “Proud of our effort.”
- False
- starting on the last day
- 1
- starting without nagging
- False
- telling early if delayed
- growth habit
- standing up straight
- a negative attitude
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