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) doing only easy bits (b) checking progress weekly (c) no spare time (d) forgetting the due date
- 2.True or false: “Not my problem — someone else can clean it.” is an excuse. (a) False (b) True
- 3.✂️ Your team must make 18 posters in 3 days, the same number each day. How many posters a day?
- 4.True or false: “saying sorry and fixing” is giving up after a mistake. (a) True (b) False
- 5.True or false: “This is hard, but I’ll break it into steps.” shows a negative attitude. (a) False (b) True
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing how long (b) no task list (c) keeping spare days (d) starting on the last day
- 7.🔁 After a mistake — learning from it or giving up: saying sorry and fixing? (a) learning from it (b) giving up
- 8.True or false: “I lost the book, but books get lost all the time.” is an excuse. (a) False (b) True
- 9.Which of these is a reliable habit? (a) finishing on the set day (b) forgetting what you said (c) arriving very late (d) making up excuses
- 10.Which of these is poor project planning? (a) keeping spare days (b) ignoring the timetable (c) checking progress weekly (d) setting mini-deadlines
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping your duty (b) keeping your desk tidy (c) hiding a broken item (d) blaming the weather
- 12.Which of these is showing off? (a) mumbling answers (b) saying “I can’t” (c) asking for help (d) acting like a know-all
- 13.🤝 Reliable or unreliable: checking your diary? (a) unreliable (b) reliable
- 14.🤝 Was the promise kept or broken? “I said I would send my slides, but I never did.” (a) a promise kept (b) a promise broken
- 15.🤝 Reliable or unreliable: promising only what fits? (a) reliable (b) unreliable
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) telling early if delayed (b) making up excuses (c) finishing on the set day (d) checking your diary
- 17.True or false: “doing your class duty” is an irresponsible habit. (a) True (b) False
- 18.📅 Good or poor project planning: starting on the last day? (a) poor planning (b) good planning
- 19.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bragging after a win (b) acting like a know-all (c) boasting about marks (d) fearing every mistake
- 21.Which of these shows self-discipline? (a) leaving tasks half-done (b) skipping practice (c) gaming till midnight (d) sleeping on time
- 22.True or false: “I promised to come at 4, but I came at 5 without telling anyone.” is a promise broken. (a) True (b) False
- 23.True or false: “never trying again” is giving up after a mistake. (a) True (b) False
- 24.Which of these shows low confidence? (a) saying “I can’t” (b) volunteering to lead (c) bragging after a win (d) mocking weaker players
- 25.📅 Good or poor project planning: forgetting the due date? (a) poor planning (b) good planning
- 26.⏱️ Self-control or giving in? “One more episode? No — homework first.” (a) giving in (b) self-control
- 27.True or false: “hard part first” is good project planning. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🙋 Responsible or irresponsible: cleaning up after art? (a) responsible (b) irresponsible
- 29.🤝 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
- 30.Which of these shows no self-discipline? (a) practising daily (b) finishing what you start (c) starting without nagging (d) giving up after a day
- 31.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) hiding your mistakes (c) giving up quickly (d) trying new strategies
- 32.True or false: “promising then vanishing” is a reliable habit. (a) False (b) True
- 33.True or false: “starting early” is poor project planning. (a) False (b) True
- 34.⏱️ Self-discipline or not: homework before games? (a) no self-discipline (b) self-discipline
- 35.⏱️ Self-control or giving in? “I’ll start tomorrow. Or next week.” (a) giving in (b) self-control
- 36.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) asking for help early (b) ignoring feedback (c) learning from feedback (d) praising effort
- 37.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Let me try a different way.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring team messages (b) saying no if you can’t (c) checking your diary (d) finishing on the set day
- 39.True or false: “hiding the result” is giving up after a mistake. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🧍 How does a confident person usually stand? (a) hiding behind others (b) arms over the face (c) slouched, eyes down (d) straight, head up
Answer key
- checking progress weekly
- True
- 6
- False
- False
- keeping spare days
- learning from it
- True
- finishing on the set day
- ignoring the timetable
- keeping your desk tidy
- acting like a know-all
- reliable
- a promise broken
- reliable
- making up excuses
- False
- poor planning
- True
- fearing every mistake
- sleeping on time
- True
- True
- saying “I can’t”
- poor planning
- self-control
- True
- responsible
- say no kindly
- giving up after a day
- trying new strategies
- False
- False
- self-discipline
- giving in
- ignoring feedback
- growth mindset
- ignoring team messages
- True
- straight, head up
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