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.True or false: “putting work off” shows no self-discipline. (a) False (b) True
- 2.⏰ You start at 5:00 PM. Homework takes 30 minutes, then project work takes 30 minutes. When will you finish? (a) 6:15 PM (b) 5:30 PM (c) 6:00 PM
- 3.Which of these shows low confidence? (a) speaking up in class (b) saying “I can’t” (c) saying “I’ll try” (d) boasting about marks
- 4.True or false: “one huge deadline” is poor project planning. (a) False (b) True
- 5.True or false: “saying “not my job”” is an irresponsible habit. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🏏 You told your team you would be at practice at 7 AM. Your alarm failed and you will be 20 minutes late. What is best? (a) skip practice (b) message the captain (c) pretend you were ill (d) go back to sleep
- 7.Which of these is an unreliable habit? (a) forgetting what you said (b) promising only what fits (c) finishing on the set day (d) checking your diary
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring feedback (b) giving up quickly (c) avoiding challenges (d) praising effort
- 9.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I will ask for help and try again.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
- 10.True or false: “arriving very late” is an unreliable habit. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new method (b) saying sorry and fixing (c) never trying again (d) practising the weak part
- 12.True or false: “asking what went wrong” is giving up after a mistake. (a) False (b) True
- 13.Which of these shows low confidence? (a) acting like a know-all (b) talking over others (c) bragging after a win (d) fearing every mistake
- 14.⚽ 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.”
- 15.📅 Good or poor project planning: guessing how long? (a) poor planning (b) good planning
- 16.⏱️ Self-discipline or not: saving pocket money? (a) self-discipline (b) no self-discipline
- 17.True or false: “making eye contact” shows confidence. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) hiding the result (c) practising the weak part (d) quitting the club
- 19.Which of these is poor project planning? (a) using a simple timetable (b) keeping spare days (c) listing tasks first (d) doing only easy bits
- 20.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🙋 Is this a responsible reply or an excuse? “I made the error in the total. Let me fix it.” (a) a responsible reply (b) an excuse
- 22.📚 You lost a library book. What is the responsible step? (a) hide it and stay quiet (b) blame your brother (c) say it was never issued (d) tell the librarian
- 23.🧪 Your group got a low mark because your part had errors. What should you say? (a) “The others did badly.” (b) “The teacher is unfair.” (c) “Marks do not matter.” (d) “My part had errors.”
- 24.💪 Confidence, low confidence or showing off: fearing every mistake? (a) low confidence (b) confidence (c) showing off
- 25.⏱️ Self-control or giving in? “I’ll skip practice today; it’s a bit cold.” (a) self-control (b) giving in
- 26.🎤 You are nervous before speaking at the assembly. What helps most? (a) skip the assembly (b) practise it aloud first (c) read very fast (d) look at the floor
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the lesson (b) quitting the club (c) never trying again (d) tearing up the work
- 28.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You are a genius!” (b) “You worked so hard!” (c) “You were born smart.” (d) “It’s easy for you.”
- 29.True or false: “reporting a broken bench” is a responsible habit. (a) False (b) True
- 30.⏱️ Self-control or giving in? “One more episode? No — homework first.” (a) self-control (b) giving in
- 31.💪 Confidence, low confidence or showing off: hiding at the back? (a) confidence (b) low confidence (c) showing off
- 32.True or false: “doing your fair share” is an irresponsible habit. (a) True (b) False
- 33.True or false: “skipping practice” shows no self-discipline. (a) False (b) True
- 34.True or false: “This is hard, but I’ll break it into steps.” shows a positive attitude. (a) False (b) True
- 35.True or false: “sticking to a routine” shows self-discipline. (a) False (b) True
- 36.Which of these is an irresponsible habit? (a) returning borrowed books (b) doing your fair share (c) doing your class duty (d) losing borrowed books
- 37.✅ What is a mini-deadline? (a) a date for one step (b) a holiday (c) the final due date (d) a late fine
- 38.True or false: “praising effort” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
- 39.Which of these is a responsible habit? (a) blaming a teammate (b) waiting to be told (c) losing borrowed books (d) returning borrowed books
- 40.📅 Good or poor project planning: checking progress weekly? (a) good planning (b) poor planning
Answer key
- True
- 6:00 PM
- saying “I can’t”
- True
- True
- message the captain
- forgetting what you said
- praising effort
- growth mindset
- True
- never trying again
- False
- fearing every mistake
- “Proud of our effort.”
- poor planning
- self-discipline
- True
- practising the weak part
- doing only easy bits
- True
- a responsible reply
- tell the librarian
- “My part had errors.”
- low confidence
- giving in
- practise it aloud first
- noting the lesson
- “You worked so hard!”
- True
- self-control
- low confidence
- False
- True
- True
- True
- losing borrowed books
- a date for one step
- True
- returning borrowed books
- good planning
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