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) coming when you said (b) promising only what fits (c) arriving very late (d) telling early if delayed
- 2.True or false: “I’ll save half my pocket money for the cricket bat.” shows giving in. (a) False (b) True
- 3.📅 Good or poor project planning: breaking work into steps? (a) poor planning (b) good planning
- 4.Which of these is a reliable habit? (a) agreeing to everything (b) saying yes to please all (c) making up excuses (d) returning things on time
- 5.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) giving up quickly (d) asking for help early
- 6.Which of these is an irresponsible habit? (a) owning up to a mistake (b) blaming the weather (c) keeping your desk tidy (d) checking your own work
- 7.🤝 Reliable or unreliable: saying no if you can’t? (a) unreliable (b) reliable
- 8.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
- 9.🔁 After a mistake — learning from it or giving up: trying a new method? (a) learning from it (b) giving up
- 10.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) smart is born (b) talent is fixed (c) skills grow with effort (d) effort is useless
- 11.🆕 You are new to the football team. What shows quiet confidence? (a) skip practice (b) introduce yourself (c) boast about skills (d) wait to be noticed
- 12.🤝 Was the promise kept or broken? “I said I would set up the chairs at 8. I came at 7:55.” (a) a promise broken (b) a promise kept
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising daily (b) putting work off (c) sticking to a routine (d) finishing what you start
- 14.True or false: “breaking work into steps” is poor project planning. (a) True (b) False
- 15.⏳ Why keep a spare day or two before the deadline? (a) for surprises (b) to start late (c) there is no need (d) to rest only
- 16.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) practising hard skills (b) ignoring feedback (c) enjoying challenges (d) learning from feedback
- 17.True or false: “blaming a teammate” is a responsible habit. (a) True (b) False
- 18.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) learning from feedback (c) enjoying challenges (d) giving up quickly
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) promising only what fits (b) saying no if you can’t (c) not doing your part (d) telling early if delayed
- 20.True or false: “finishing on the set day” is a reliable habit. (a) True (b) False
- 21.📅 Good or poor project planning: starting on the last day? (a) poor planning (b) good planning
- 22.True or false: “saying sorry and fixing” is learning from a mistake. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) doing only easy bits (b) starting early (c) one huge deadline (d) no task list
- 25.True or false: “saying “I can’t”” shows low confidence. (a) True (b) False
- 26.True or false: “I didn’t do my part because nobody told me again.” is a responsible reply. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: praising effort? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
- 28.💪 Confidence, low confidence or showing off: never raising a hand? (a) confidence (b) showing off (c) low confidence
- 29.True or false: “waiting to be told” is a responsible habit. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing promises down (b) arriving very late (c) making up excuses (d) promising then vanishing
- 31.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: enjoying challenges? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
- 32.True or false: “saying “I’ll try”” shows low confidence. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🌱 You are the class monitor and the class plants look dry before a long holiday. What do you do? (a) leave them dry (b) water them before you go (c) wait for someone else (d) water them next month
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) acting like a know-all (b) bragging after a win (c) mocking weaker players (d) asking for help
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your desk tidy (b) doing your class duty (c) saying “not my job” (d) reporting a broken bench
- 36.True or false: “doing your fair share” is a responsible habit. (a) False (b) True
- 37.Which of these shows self-discipline? (a) putting work off (b) scrolling during study (c) phone away for study (d) leaving tasks half-done
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) boasting about marks (b) talking over others (c) acting like a know-all (d) fearing every mistake
- 39.🎤 You are nervous before speaking at the assembly. What helps most? (a) look at the floor (b) practise it aloud first (c) skip the assembly (d) read very fast
- 40.Which of these is learning from a mistake? (a) quitting the club (b) never trying again (c) hiding the result (d) noting the lesson
Answer key
- arriving very late
- False
- good planning
- returning things on time
- asking for help early
- blaming the weather
- reliable
- False
- learning from it
- skills grow with effort
- introduce yourself
- a promise kept
- putting work off
- False
- for surprises
- ignoring feedback
- False
- giving up quickly
- not doing your part
- True
- poor planning
- True
- growth mindset
- starting early
- True
- False
- growth habit
- low confidence
- False
- writing promises down
- growth habit
- False
- water them before you go
- asking for help
- saying “not my job”
- True
- phone away for study
- fearing every mistake
- practise it aloud first
- noting the lesson
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