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.🙋 Is this a responsible reply or an excuse? “It’s not my fault — the others were too slow.” (a) a responsible reply (b) an excuse
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying new strategies (b) envying others (c) avoiding challenges (d) sticking to easy tasks
- 3.⏳ 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
- 4.Which of these is good project planning? (a) guessing how long (b) ignoring the timetable (c) checking progress weekly (d) one huge deadline
- 5.Which of these is a reliable habit? (a) agreeing to everything (b) forgetting what you said (c) returning things on time (d) not doing your part
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the weak part (b) asking for feedback (c) never trying again (d) trying a new method
- 7.True or false: “praising effort” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🌱 You are the class monitor and the class plants look dry before a long holiday. What do you do? (a) water them before you go (b) leave them dry (c) water them next month (d) wait for someone else
- 9.🙋 You don’t understand a sum in class. A confident student will… (a) copy a friend (b) ask the teacher (c) give up (d) stay quiet
- 10.True or false: “I lost the book, but books get lost all the time.” is an excuse. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🤝 Was the promise kept or broken? “I promised Mum I would finish homework before TV, and I did.” (a) a promise kept (b) a promise broken
- 12.⏱️ Self-control or giving in? “I’ll save half my pocket money for the cricket bat.” (a) self-control (b) giving in
- 13.True or false: “breaking work into steps” is poor project planning. (a) False (b) True
- 14.True or false: “making up excuses” is an unreliable habit. (a) True (b) False
- 15.⏱️ Self-discipline or not: skipping practice? (a) self-discipline (b) no self-discipline
- 16.💪 Confidence, low confidence or showing off: fearing every mistake? (a) low confidence (b) showing off (c) confidence
- 17.Which of these is poor project planning? (a) one huge deadline (b) checking progress weekly (c) keeping spare days (d) starting early
- 18.📚 You lost a library book. What is the responsible step? (a) say it was never issued (b) blame your brother (c) hide it and stay quiet (d) tell the librarian
- 19.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
- 20.True or false: “blaming a teammate” is an irresponsible habit. (a) True (b) False
- 21.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
- 22.True or false: “trying a new method” is giving up after a mistake. (a) True (b) False
- 23.🧍 How does a confident person usually stand? (a) hiding behind others (b) arms over the face (c) straight, head up (d) slouched, eyes down
- 24.⏱️ Self-discipline or not: saving pocket money? (a) no self-discipline (b) self-discipline
- 25.⏱️ Self-discipline or not: sticking to a routine? (a) no self-discipline (b) self-discipline
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your own work (b) doing your fair share (c) fixing what you broke (d) blaming a teammate
- 27.Which of these shows no self-discipline? (a) finishing what you start (b) starting without nagging (c) waking up late daily (d) homework before games
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) setting mini-deadlines (b) doing only easy bits (c) forgetting the due date (d) no task list
- 29.🙋 Is this a responsible reply or an excuse? “The chart is late because my team is useless.” (a) an excuse (b) a responsible reply
- 30.True or false: “keeping your desk tidy” is an irresponsible habit. (a) True (b) False
- 31.💪 Confidence, low confidence or showing off: hiding at the back? (a) confidence (b) low confidence (c) showing off
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing on the set day (b) making up excuses (c) promising then vanishing (d) not doing your part
- 33.True or false: “standing up straight” shows confidence. (a) True (b) False
- 34.True or false: “promising only what fits” is a reliable habit. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🌤️ Positive or negative attitude? “I didn’t get the role, so I quit.” (a) a negative attitude (b) a positive attitude
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding a broken item (b) losing borrowed books (c) waiting to be told (d) doing your class duty
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the mess behind (b) cleaning up after art (c) hiding a broken item (d) losing borrowed books
- 38.⚽ Your team lost the final. What should the captain say? (a) “It was the referee.” (b) “We are the worst.” (c) “You all let me down.” (d) “Proud of our effort.”
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making eye contact (b) volunteering to lead (c) bragging after a win (d) speaking up in class
- 40.🌤️ Positive or negative attitude? “Good try! Let’s fix the ending together.” (a) a positive attitude (b) a negative attitude
Answer key
- an excuse
- trying new strategies
- for surprises
- checking progress weekly
- returning things on time
- never trying again
- False
- water them before you go
- ask the teacher
- True
- a promise kept
- self-control
- False
- True
- no self-discipline
- low confidence
- one huge deadline
- tell the librarian
- growth mindset
- True
- growth mindset
- False
- straight, head up
- self-discipline
- self-discipline
- blaming a teammate
- waking up late daily
- setting mini-deadlines
- an excuse
- False
- low confidence
- finishing on the set day
- True
- True
- a negative attitude
- doing your class duty
- cleaning up after art
- “Proud of our effort.”
- bragging after a win
- a positive attitude
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