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 is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) practising the weak part (c) saying sorry and fixing (d) asking what went wrong
- 2.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “I can learn from her.” (b) “She is just lucky.” (c) “I’ll never draw well.” (d) “Drawing is silly.”
- 3.True or false: “I’ll check my phone after this chapter.” shows giving in. (a) True (b) False
- 4.True or false: “My part is late. I will finish it tonight and tell the team.” is an excuse. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🧍 How does a confident person usually stand? (a) slouched, eyes down (b) straight, head up (c) arms over the face (d) hiding behind others
- 6.📒 What is a good way not to forget your promises? (a) write them down (b) make more promises (c) never promise anything (d) hope for the best
- 7.True or false: “no task list” is poor project planning. (a) True (b) False
- 8.True or false: “tearing up the work” is learning from a mistake. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You were born smart.” (b) “It’s easy for you.” (c) “You worked so hard!” (d) “You are a genius!”
- 10.True or false: “sticking to easy tasks” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
- 11.Which of these is an unreliable habit? (a) checking your diary (b) promising only what fits (c) finishing on the set day (d) promising then vanishing
- 12.🔁 After a mistake — learning from it or giving up: hiding the result? (a) giving up (b) learning from it
- 13.✅ What is a mini-deadline? (a) a holiday (b) a late fine (c) the final due date (d) a date for one step
- 14.Which of these is poor project planning? (a) starting on the last day (b) using a simple timetable (c) hard part first (d) keeping spare days
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping spare days (b) no spare time (c) checking progress weekly (d) hard part first
- 16.Which of these shows confidence? (a) trying for the team (b) bragging after a win (c) saying “I can’t” (d) never raising a hand
- 17.Which of these is learning from a mistake? (a) hiding the result (b) saying sorry and fixing (c) tearing up the work (d) saying “I’m just bad”
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying for the team (b) asking for help (c) making eye contact (d) saying “I can’t”
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one huge deadline (b) using a simple timetable (c) breaking work into steps (d) listing tasks first
- 20.📚 Your exam is in two weeks. What is the disciplined plan? (a) study a bit every day (b) skip it and hope (c) read only the easy part (d) study the night before
- 21.True or false: “I’ll save half my pocket money for the cricket bat.” shows self-control. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the work (b) never trying again (c) asking for feedback (d) hiding the result
- 23.📅 Good or poor project planning: one huge deadline? (a) poor planning (b) good planning
- 24.True or false: “practising the weak part” is learning from a mistake. (a) True (b) False
- 25.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: enjoying challenges? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
- 26.🌤️ Positive or negative attitude? “Rain again. Everything always goes wrong.” (a) a negative attitude (b) a positive attitude
- 27.True or false: “Your idea will never work.” shows a negative attitude. (a) True (b) False
- 28.📅 Good or poor project planning: using a simple timetable? (a) good planning (b) poor planning
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help early (b) envying others (c) learning from feedback (d) trying new strategies
- 30.⏰ You promised to finish the team slides by Thursday, but you fall ill. What should you do? (a) blame the computer (b) send them on Monday (c) tell the team early (d) say nothing
- 31.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I’ll never be good at drawing.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) avoiding new things (b) saying “I’ll try” (c) hiding at the back (d) never raising a hand
- 33.💪 Confidence, low confidence or showing off: asking for help? (a) confidence (b) low confidence (c) showing off
- 34.Which of these shows confidence? (a) bragging after a win (b) acting like a know-all (c) asking for help (d) hiding at the back
- 35.⏱️ Self-control or giving in? “One more episode? No — homework first.” (a) giving in (b) self-control
- 36.True or false: “Rain again. Everything always goes wrong.” shows a positive attitude. (a) True (b) False
- 37.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: ignoring feedback? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
- 38.⏱️ Self-control or giving in? “Just one more game… and one more.” (a) giving in (b) self-control
- 39.True or false: “asking for help” shows confidence. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🤝 Reliable or unreliable: promising then vanishing? (a) unreliable (b) reliable
Answer key
- blaming bad luck
- “I can learn from her.”
- False
- False
- straight, head up
- write them down
- True
- False
- “You worked so hard!”
- False
- promising then vanishing
- giving up
- a date for one step
- starting on the last day
- no spare time
- trying for the team
- saying sorry and fixing
- saying “I can’t”
- one huge deadline
- study a bit every day
- True
- asking for feedback
- poor planning
- True
- growth habit
- a negative attitude
- True
- good planning
- envying others
- tell the team early
- fixed mindset
- saying “I’ll try”
- confidence
- asking for help
- self-control
- False
- fixed habit
- giving in
- True
- unreliable
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