Leadership Skills Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Leadership lesson 8: Part 1 test: leading yourself · Set 35 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising hard skills (b) asking for help early (c) avoiding challenges (d) praising effort
2. 2.Which of these shows low confidence? (a) hiding at the back (b) standing up straight (c) mocking weaker players (d) making eye contact
3. 3.⏱️ Self-control or giving in? “One more episode? No — homework first.” (a) giving in (b) self-control
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving pocket money (b) waking up late daily (c) starting without nagging (d) sticking to a routine
5. 5.⏰ You start at 3:00 PM. Homework takes 35 minutes, then project work takes 20 minutes. When will you finish? (a) 3:35 PM (b) 3:55 PM (c) 4:10 PM (d) 3:20 PM
6. 6.Which of these is giving up after a mistake? (a) never trying again (b) asking for feedback (c) saying sorry and fixing (d) trying a new method
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking work into steps (b) no task list (c) setting mini-deadlines (d) checking progress weekly
8. 8.⏱️ Self-discipline or not: homework before games? (a) no self-discipline (b) self-discipline
9. 9.True or false: “learning from feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) promising only what fits (b) coming when you said (c) telling early if delayed (d) not doing your part
11. 11.True or false: “I lost the book, but books get lost all the time.” is a responsible reply. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping your duty (b) doing your fair share (c) hiding a broken item (d) blaming a teammate
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying sorry and fixing (b) tearing up the work (c) quitting the club (d) hiding the result
14. 14.📅 Good or poor project planning: checking progress weekly? (a) poor planning (b) good planning
15. 15.🤝 Was the promise kept or broken? “I told the coach I would practise daily, and I did all week.” (a) a promise kept (b) a promise broken
16. 16.True or false: “asking for help” is showing off. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “One more episode? No — homework first.” shows self-control. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: sticking to easy tasks? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) quitting the club (b) blaming bad luck (c) practising the weak part (d) saying “I’m just bad”
20. 20.Which of these is an irresponsible habit? (a) returning borrowed books (b) reporting a broken bench (c) owning up to a mistake (d) skipping your duty
21. 21.Which of these is good project planning? (a) doing only easy bits (b) one huge deadline (c) guessing how long (d) hard part first
22. 22.Which of these is an irresponsible habit? (a) doing your class duty (b) reporting a broken bench (c) leaving the mess behind (d) returning borrowed books
23. 23.🌤️ Positive or negative attitude? “The rain cancelled the match — let’s practise indoors.” (a) a negative attitude (b) a positive attitude
24. 24.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) praising effort (c) practising hard skills (d) avoiding challenges
25. 25.True or false: “avoiding challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I’ll ask for help.” (b) “I will practise more.” (c) “I need a new plan.” (d) “I am not smart.”
27. 27.🤝 Reliable or unreliable: promising then vanishing? (a) unreliable (b) reliable
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reporting a broken bench (b) cleaning up after art (c) waiting to be told (d) fixing what you broke
29. 29.📝 You notice a mistake in your homework that the teacher marked right. What is honest? (a) change a friend’s work (b) tear the page out (c) keep quiet (d) tell the teacher
30. 30.True or false: “phone away for study” shows self-discipline. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🙋 Responsible or irresponsible: doing your class duty? (a) responsible (b) irresponsible
32. 32.True or false: “You asked for my notes by Friday. Here they are, on Friday.” is a promise broken. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “doing your fair share” is an irresponsible habit. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) smart is born (b) effort is useless (c) talent is fixed (d) skills grow with effort
35. 35.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I’ll never be good at drawing.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
36. 36.💬 Which self-talk builds confidence? (a) “Others are better.” (b) “I am useless.” (c) “I can try this.” (d) “I always fail.”
37. 37.🙋 Responsible or irresponsible: returning borrowed books? (a) irresponsible (b) responsible
38. 38.💪 Confidence, low confidence or showing off: boasting about marks? (a) low confidence (b) confidence (c) showing off
39. 39.True or false: “saying “I’m just bad”” is giving up after a mistake. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Let me try a different way.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset

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