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 shows self-discipline? (a) waking up late daily (b) skipping practice (c) gaming till midnight (d) starting without nagging
- 2.True or false: “I told the coach I would practise daily, and I did all week.” is a promise kept. (a) True (b) False
- 3.Which of these is good project planning? (a) doing only easy bits (b) ignoring the timetable (c) starting on the last day (d) checking progress weekly
- 4.Which of these is learning from a mistake? (a) asking what went wrong (b) blaming bad luck (c) saying “I’m just bad” (d) quitting the club
- 5.True or false: “keeping your desk tidy” is a responsible habit. (a) True (b) False
- 6.📝 You notice a mistake in your homework that the teacher marked right. What is honest? (a) change a friend’s work (b) tell the teacher (c) keep quiet (d) tear the page out
- 7.Which of these shows self-discipline? (a) phone away for study (b) leaving tasks half-done (c) gaming till midnight (d) giving up after a day
- 8.True or false: “practising the weak part” is giving up after a mistake. (a) True (b) False
- 9.True or false: “asking for help early” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
- 10.📅 Your school play is due in 9 days. Research takes 4 days, making it takes 2 days and practice takes 2 days. How many spare days will you have?
- 11.Which of these is showing off? (a) acting like a know-all (b) never raising a hand (c) trying for the team (d) saying “I can’t”
- 12.Which of these is an irresponsible habit? (a) doing your fair share (b) fixing what you broke (c) owning up to a mistake (d) losing borrowed books
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting what you said (b) making up excuses (c) finishing on the set day (d) not doing your part
- 14.🤝 Was the promise kept or broken? “I promised to come at 4, but I came at 5 without telling anyone.” (a) a promise kept (b) a promise broken
- 15.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: enjoying challenges? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
- 16.Which of these is giving up after a mistake? (a) asking for feedback (b) asking what went wrong (c) trying a new method (d) hiding the result
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one huge deadline (b) starting early (c) doing only easy bits (d) starting on the last day
- 18.🤝 A friend asks for help on Saturday, but you already promised to visit your grandmother. What is best? (a) say yes to both (b) switch off your phone (c) skip Grandma’s visit (d) say no kindly
- 19.True or false: “trying a new method” is giving up after a mistake. (a) False (b) True
- 20.Which of these shows confidence? (a) boasting about marks (b) bragging after a win (c) fearing every mistake (d) trying for the team
- 21.📒 What is a good way not to forget your promises? (a) write them down (b) make more promises (c) hope for the best (d) never promise anything
- 22.📱 You sit down to study but your phone keeps buzzing. What helps most? (a) keep it in another room (b) turn the volume up (c) reply to each message (d) study with it in hand
- 23.Which of these is a reliable habit? (a) arriving very late (b) not doing your part (c) forgetting what you said (d) returning things on time
- 24.🤝 Reliable or unreliable: making up excuses? (a) reliable (b) unreliable
- 25.🗓️ Your project is due in three weeks. When should you start? (a) after it is due (b) in the third week (c) the night before (d) this week
- 26.🧪 Your group got a low mark because your part had errors. What should you say? (a) “My part had errors.” (b) “The teacher is unfair.” (c) “Marks do not matter.” (d) “The others did badly.”
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) returning things on time (b) saying no if you can’t (c) forgetting what you said (d) telling early if delayed
- 28.Which of these is a responsible habit? (a) reporting a broken bench (b) blaming a teammate (c) leaving the mess behind (d) saying “not my job”
- 29.🙋 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
- 30.📚 You lost a library book. What is the responsible step? (a) say it was never issued (b) hide it and stay quiet (c) blame your brother (d) tell the librarian
- 31.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You are a genius!” (b) “You were born smart.” (c) “It’s easy for you.” (d) “You worked so hard!”
- 32.📅 Good or poor project planning: starting early? (a) poor planning (b) good planning
- 33.True or false: “forgetting what you said” is an unreliable habit. (a) True (b) False
- 34.📅 Good or poor project planning: no task list? (a) good planning (b) poor planning
- 35.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
- 36.🏸 You want to get better at badminton. What shows self-discipline? (a) only watch others (b) play once a month (c) wait for a coach (d) practise a little daily
- 37.Which of these is a responsible habit? (a) hiding a broken item (b) saying “not my job” (c) returning borrowed books (d) blaming a teammate
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling answers (b) making eye contact (c) avoiding new things (d) never raising a hand
- 39.🙏 You said something unkind to a teammate in anger. What should you do? (a) say it again (b) blame them (c) pretend it didn’t happen (d) say sorry and mean it
- 40.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I’ll never be good at drawing.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
Answer key
- starting without nagging
- True
- checking progress weekly
- asking what went wrong
- True
- tell the teacher
- phone away for study
- False
- False
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- acting like a know-all
- losing borrowed books
- finishing on the set day
- a promise broken
- growth habit
- hiding the result
- starting early
- say no kindly
- False
- trying for the team
- write them down
- keep it in another room
- returning things on time
- unreliable
- this week
- “My part had errors.”
- forgetting what you said
- reporting a broken bench
- an excuse
- tell the librarian
- “You worked so hard!”
- good planning
- True
- poor planning
- growth mindset
- practise a little daily
- returning borrowed books
- making eye contact
- say sorry and mean it
- fixed mindset
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