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 of these is learning from a mistake? (a) blaming bad luck (b) asking what went wrong (c) hiding the result (d) quitting the club
- 2.True or false: “sticking to a routine” shows self-discipline. (a) True (b) False
- 3.✋ The class wants you to lead three clubs, but you only have time for one. What is wise? (a) agree, then skip two (b) take on only one (c) agree to all three (d) say yes to please them
- 4.📅 Good or poor project planning: one huge deadline? (a) good planning (b) poor planning
- 5.True or false: “noting the lesson” is learning from a mistake. (a) False (b) True
- 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) go back to sleep (d) pretend you were ill
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using a simple timetable (b) doing only easy bits (c) no task list (d) starting on the last day
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying no if you can’t (b) promising only what fits (c) coming when you said (d) promising then vanishing
- 9.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: asking for help early? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
- 10.True or false: “The rain cancelled the match — let’s practise indoors.” shows a positive attitude. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🤝 Reliable or unreliable: not doing your part? (a) unreliable (b) reliable
- 12.Which of these shows self-discipline? (a) practising daily (b) skipping practice (c) waking up late daily (d) scrolling during study
- 13.Which of these is poor project planning? (a) listing tasks first (b) no spare time (c) hard part first (d) breaking work into steps
- 14.🏆 Confidence is believing in yourself. Showing off is… (a) trying new things (b) putting others down (c) speaking clearly (d) asking questions
- 15.🎒 What does being responsible mostly mean? (a) waiting to be told (b) doing only fun tasks (c) doing what you should (d) blaming others
- 16.🧪 Your team’s science model fell apart at the fair. A positive leader says… (a) “This team is useless.” (b) “I knew it would fail.” (c) “Let’s never try again.” (d) “What can we learn?”
- 17.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I practise, I will get better.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
- 18.🙋 Responsible or irresponsible: waiting to be told? (a) irresponsible (b) responsible
- 19.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) avoiding challenges (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) hiding your mistakes (d) learning from feedback
- 20.Which of these is good project planning? (a) ignoring the timetable (b) one huge deadline (c) starting on the last day (d) setting mini-deadlines
- 21.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) again (b) ever (c) yet (d) never
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making up excuses (b) saying no if you can’t (c) finishing on the set day (d) writing promises down
- 23.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: giving up quickly? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
- 24.True or false: “I made the error in the total. Let me fix it.” is an excuse. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🔁 After a mistake — learning from it or giving up: quitting the club? (a) learning from it (b) giving up
- 26.True or false: “telling early if delayed” is a reliable habit. (a) False (b) True
- 27.Which of these shows confidence? (a) standing up straight (b) talking over others (c) never raising a hand (d) fearing every mistake
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “I’m just bad” (b) tearing up the work (c) trying a new method (d) quitting the club
- 29.Which of these is an irresponsible habit? (a) leaving the mess behind (b) keeping your desk tidy (c) doing your class duty (d) owning up to a mistake
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard part first (b) guessing how long (c) setting mini-deadlines (d) checking progress weekly
- 31.True or false: “I told the coach I would practise daily, and I did all week.” is a promise kept. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) talent is fixed (b) effort is useless (c) skills grow with effort (d) smart is born
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your desk tidy (b) hiding a broken item (c) saying “not my job” (d) waiting to be told
- 34.True or false: “practising the weak part” is giving up after a mistake. (a) True (b) False
- 35.True or false: “saying sorry and fixing” is learning from a mistake. (a) False (b) True
- 36.⏱️ Self-discipline or not: saving pocket money? (a) no self-discipline (b) self-discipline
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying for the team (b) speaking up in class (c) saying “I’ll try” (d) never raising a hand
- 38.🎤 You are nervous before speaking at the assembly. What helps most? (a) read very fast (b) skip the assembly (c) look at the floor (d) practise it aloud first
- 39.🌤️ Positive or negative attitude? “This is hard, but I’ll break it into steps.” (a) a positive attitude (b) a negative attitude
- 40.✂️ Your team must make 12 thank-you cards in 2 days, the same number each day. How many thank-you cards a day?
Answer key
- asking what went wrong
- True
- take on only one
- poor planning
- True
- message the captain
- using a simple timetable
- promising then vanishing
- growth habit
- True
- unreliable
- practising daily
- no spare time
- putting others down
- doing what you should
- “What can we learn?”
- growth mindset
- irresponsible
- learning from feedback
- setting mini-deadlines
- yet
- making up excuses
- fixed habit
- False
- giving up
- True
- standing up straight
- trying a new method
- leaving the mess behind
- guessing how long
- True
- skills grow with effort
- keeping your desk tidy
- False
- True
- self-discipline
- never raising a hand
- practise it aloud first
- a positive attitude
- 6
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