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? “I didn’t do my part because nobody told me again.” (a) a responsible reply (b) an excuse
- 2.🙋 Is this a responsible reply or an excuse? “I forgot the chart. I will bring it tomorrow before class.” (a) an excuse (b) a responsible reply
- 3.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “She is just born talented.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting without nagging (b) scrolling during study (c) saving pocket money (d) finishing what you start
- 5.🙋 Is this a responsible reply or an excuse? “Not my problem — someone else can clean it.” (a) a responsible reply (b) an excuse
- 6.🗓️ Your project is due in three weeks. When should you start? (a) the night before (b) after it is due (c) this week (d) in the third week
- 7.📝 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) tear the page out (d) keep quiet
- 8.🤝 Reliable or unreliable: writing promises down? (a) reliable (b) unreliable
- 9.💪 Confidence, low confidence or showing off: mocking weaker players? (a) showing off (b) low confidence (c) confidence
- 10.🙋 Is this a responsible reply or an excuse? “My part is late. I will finish it tonight and tell the team.” (a) a responsible reply (b) an excuse
- 11.🌟 Why does keeping promises matter for a leader? (a) people can trust you (b) it is a school rule (c) you look busy (d) you win prizes
- 12.Which of these is showing off? (a) acting like a know-all (b) trying for the team (c) making eye contact (d) asking for help
- 13.True or false: “praising effort” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
- 14.🙋 Responsible or irresponsible: checking your own work? (a) irresponsible (b) responsible
- 15.True or false: “boasting about marks” is showing off. (a) False (b) True
- 16.⏱️ Self-discipline or not: giving up after a day? (a) self-discipline (b) no self-discipline
- 17.🙋 Responsible or irresponsible: losing borrowed books? (a) irresponsible (b) responsible
- 18.Which of these shows confidence? (a) volunteering to lead (b) bragging after a win (c) acting like a know-all (d) talking over others
- 19.Which of these is poor project planning? (a) listing tasks first (b) setting mini-deadlines (c) doing only easy bits (d) keeping spare days
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new method (b) blaming bad luck (c) saying “I’m just bad” (d) tearing up the work
- 21.True or false: “leaving tasks half-done” shows no self-discipline. (a) True (b) False
- 22.True or false: “quitting the club” is giving up after a mistake. (a) True (b) False
- 23.⏱️ Self-control or giving in? “I’m tired, but I’ll do my 15 minutes of practice.” (a) giving in (b) self-control
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) telling early if delayed (b) arriving very late (c) saying no if you can’t (d) checking your diary
- 25.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Let me try a different way.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking work into steps (b) starting on the last day (c) starting early (d) setting mini-deadlines
- 27.🙋 Is this a responsible reply or an excuse? “The chart is late because my team is useless.” (a) a responsible reply (b) an excuse
- 28.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
- 29.✅ What is a mini-deadline? (a) a date for one step (b) the final due date (c) a holiday (d) a late fine
- 30.Which of these is good project planning? (a) breaking work into steps (b) no task list (c) ignoring the timetable (d) no spare time
- 31.Which of these shows self-discipline? (a) snacking instead of work (b) finishing what you start (c) leaving tasks half-done (d) scrolling during study
- 32.🔁 After a mistake — learning from it or giving up: asking what went wrong? (a) giving up (b) learning from it
- 33.🤝 Was the promise kept or broken? “I said I would send my slides, but I never did.” (a) a promise broken (b) a promise kept
- 34.🔁 After a mistake — learning from it or giving up: saying “I’m just bad”? (a) giving up (b) learning from it
- 35.True or false: “My part is late. I will finish it tonight and tell the team.” is an excuse. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the due date (b) checking progress weekly (c) one huge deadline (d) starting on the last day
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring team messages (b) not doing your part (c) forgetting what you said (d) promising only what fits
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving tasks half-done (b) giving up after a day (c) gaming till midnight (d) phone away for study
- 39.Which of these is giving up after a mistake? (a) asking what went wrong (b) asking for feedback (c) noting the lesson (d) blaming bad luck
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking progress weekly (b) breaking work into steps (c) doing only easy bits (d) starting early
Answer key
- an excuse
- a responsible reply
- fixed mindset
- scrolling during study
- an excuse
- this week
- tell the teacher
- reliable
- showing off
- a responsible reply
- people can trust you
- acting like a know-all
- True
- responsible
- True
- no self-discipline
- irresponsible
- volunteering to lead
- doing only easy bits
- trying a new method
- True
- True
- self-control
- arriving very late
- growth mindset
- starting on the last day
- an excuse
- growth mindset
- a date for one step
- breaking work into steps
- finishing what you start
- learning from it
- a promise broken
- giving up
- False
- checking progress weekly
- promising only what fits
- phone away for study
- blaming bad luck
- doing only easy bits
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