Leadership Skills Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Leadership lesson 8: Part 1 test: leading yourself · Set 34 · 40 questions

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.

1. 1.📒 What is a good way not to forget your promises? (a) never promise anything (b) hope for the best (c) write them down (d) make more promises
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using a simple timetable (b) guessing how long (c) ignoring the timetable (d) doing only easy bits
3. 3.💪 Confidence, low confidence or showing off: trying for the team? (a) showing off (b) low confidence (c) confidence
4. 4.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Let me try a different way.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
5. 5.🙋 Responsible or irresponsible: keeping your desk tidy? (a) responsible (b) irresponsible
6. 6.🌤️ Positive or negative attitude? “This is hard, but I’ll break it into steps.” (a) a negative attitude (b) a positive attitude
7. 7.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) yet (b) ever (c) never (d) again
8. 8.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
9. 9.🙋 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
10. 10.Which of these is poor project planning? (a) guessing how long (b) breaking work into steps (c) listing tasks first (d) starting early
11. 11.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.⏰ You start at 4:15 PM. Homework takes 40 minutes, then project work takes 15 minutes. When will you finish? (a) 4:30 PM (b) 5:10 PM (c) 5:25 PM (d) 4:55 PM
13. 13.🔁 Why are mistakes useful? (a) they never help (b) they show what to fix (c) they mean you are bad (d) they should be hidden
14. 14.True or false: “boasting about marks” shows low confidence. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “I can learn from her.” (b) “She is just lucky.” (c) “Drawing is silly.” (d) “I’ll never draw well.”
16. 16.🌤️ Positive or negative attitude? “We lost. This team is hopeless.” (a) a negative attitude (b) a positive attitude
17. 17.⏱️ Self-control or giving in? “One more episode? No — homework first.” (a) giving in (b) self-control
18. 18.Which of these is learning from a mistake? (a) never trying again (b) hiding the result (c) blaming bad luck (d) practising the weak part
19. 19.🔁 After a mistake — learning from it or giving up: noting the lesson? (a) giving up (b) learning from it
20. 20.⏳ Why keep a spare day or two before the deadline? (a) to rest only (b) for surprises (c) there is no need (d) to start late
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never raising a hand (b) acting like a know-all (c) bragging after a win (d) boasting about marks
22. 22.True or false: “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
24. 24.True or false: “talking over others” shows confidence. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding at the back (b) never raising a hand (c) talking over others (d) fearing every mistake
26. 26.True or false: “homework before games” shows self-discipline. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a responsible habit? (a) waiting to be told (b) reporting a broken bench (c) losing borrowed books (d) leaving the mess behind
28. 28.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) enjoying challenges (c) avoiding challenges (d) ignoring feedback
29. 29.🧹 It is your turn to clean the board, but your friends are going out to play. What do you do? (a) leave it for tomorrow (b) pretend you forgot (c) clean the board first (d) ask a friend to lie
30. 30.True or false: “hiding at the back” shows confidence. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is showing off? (a) asking for help (b) mumbling answers (c) saying “I’ll try” (d) acting like a know-all
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising daily (b) homework before games (c) gaming till midnight (d) finishing what you start
33. 33.⏰ You promised to finish the team slides by Thursday, but you fall ill. What should you do? (a) blame the computer (b) tell the team early (c) send them on Monday (d) say nothing
34. 34.📅 Good or poor project planning: starting early? (a) good planning (b) poor planning
35. 35.🌤️ Positive or negative attitude? “Good try! Let’s fix the ending together.” (a) a positive attitude (b) a negative attitude
36. 36.True or false: “practising the weak part” is giving up after a mistake. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) praising effort (c) enjoying challenges (d) trying new strategies
38. 38.True or false: “The rain cancelled the match — let’s practise indoors.” shows a positive attitude. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
40. 40.True or false: “practising daily” shows no self-discipline. (a) True (b) False

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