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: “leaving the mess behind” is a responsible habit. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🤝 Reliable or unreliable: not doing your part? (a) reliable (b) unreliable
- 3.⏱️ Self-control or giving in? “I’ll save half my pocket money for the cricket bat.” (a) self-control (b) giving in
- 4.True or false: “The rain cancelled the match — let’s practise indoors.” shows a positive attitude. (a) False (b) True
- 5.True or false: “It is my turn to water the plants. I will do it now.” is an excuse. (a) True (b) False
- 6.True or false: “I’ll check my phone after this chapter.” shows self-control. (a) True (b) False
- 7.True or false: “setting mini-deadlines” is poor project planning. (a) True (b) False
- 8.📱 You sit down to study but your phone keeps buzzing. What helps most? (a) turn the volume up (b) study with it in hand (c) reply to each message (d) keep it in another room
- 9.True or false: “I made the error in the total. Let me fix it.” is a responsible reply. (a) True (b) False
- 10.True or false: “I promised to come at 4, but I came at 5 without telling anyone.” is a promise kept. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Hard work helps me improve.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
- 12.Which of these is a responsible habit? (a) reporting a broken bench (b) blaming a teammate (c) losing borrowed books (d) leaving the mess behind
- 13.🧍 How does a confident person usually stand? (a) arms over the face (b) hiding behind others (c) straight, head up (d) slouched, eyes down
- 14.Which of these is showing off? (a) hiding at the back (b) saying “I’ll try” (c) mocking weaker players (d) never raising a hand
- 15.🙋 Is this a responsible reply or an excuse? “Not my problem — someone else can clean it.” (a) a responsible reply (b) an excuse
- 16.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
- 17.🌱 You are the class monitor and the class plants look dry before a long holiday. What do you do? (a) wait for someone else (b) water them next month (c) water them before you go (d) leave them dry
- 18.Which of these is an unreliable habit? (a) finishing on the set day (b) writing promises down (c) telling early if delayed (d) saying yes to please all
- 19.⏰ 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) say nothing (d) send them on Monday
- 20.True or false: “blaming bad luck” is learning from a mistake. (a) True (b) False
- 21.True or false: “I promised Mum I would finish homework before TV, and I did.” is a promise broken. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🧩 A big project feels scary. What should you do first? (a) break it into steps (b) give up (c) do it all at once (d) wait for help
- 23.💬 Which self-talk builds confidence? (a) “I can try this.” (b) “I always fail.” (c) “I am useless.” (d) “Others are better.”
- 24.Which of these is an unreliable habit? (a) agreeing to everything (b) saying no if you can’t (c) coming when you said (d) finishing on the set day
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the timetable (b) using a simple timetable (c) breaking work into steps (d) keeping spare days
- 26.📅 Good or poor project planning: starting early? (a) good planning (b) poor planning
- 27.📅 Your maths exhibit is due in 12 days. Research takes 4 days, making it takes 3 days and practice takes 3 days. How many spare days will you have?
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising hard skills (b) enjoying challenges (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) trying new strategies
- 29.Which of these is good project planning? (a) forgetting the due date (b) doing only easy bits (c) checking progress weekly (d) no task list
- 30.🙋 Responsible or irresponsible: doing your class duty? (a) irresponsible (b) responsible
- 31.True or false: “sticking to a routine” shows self-discipline. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I practise, I will get better.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
- 33.✂️ Your team must make 15 thank-you cards in 3 days, the same number each day. How many thank-you cards a day?
- 34.⏱️ Self-discipline or not: scrolling during study? (a) self-discipline (b) no self-discipline
- 35.🏸 You want to get better at badminton. What shows self-discipline? (a) play once a month (b) only watch others (c) practise a little daily (d) wait for a coach
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the work (b) blaming bad luck (c) asking what went wrong (d) quitting the club
- 37.💪 Confidence, low confidence or showing off: saying “I’ll try”? (a) showing off (b) low confidence (c) confidence
- 38.🤝 Was the promise kept or broken? “I promised to help paint the banner, then went home.” (a) a promise broken (b) a promise kept
- 39.❌ You got 4 out of 10 in a quiz. What is the best next step? (a) stop studying (b) blame the questions (c) find what went wrong (d) hide the paper
- 40.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I’ll ask for help.” (b) “I will practise more.” (c) “I am not smart.” (d) “I need a new plan.”
Answer key
- False
- unreliable
- self-control
- True
- False
- True
- False
- keep it in another room
- True
- False
- growth mindset
- reporting a broken bench
- straight, head up
- mocking weaker players
- an excuse
- fixed mindset
- water them before you go
- saying yes to please all
- tell the team early
- False
- False
- break it into steps
- “I can try this.”
- agreeing to everything
- ignoring the timetable
- good planning
- 2
- sticking to easy tasks
- checking progress weekly
- responsible
- True
- growth mindset
- 5
- no self-discipline
- practise a little daily
- asking what went wrong
- confidence
- a promise broken
- find what went wrong
- “I am not smart.”
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