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 good project planning? (a) guessing how long (b) one huge deadline (c) ignoring the timetable (d) hard part first
- 2.⏱️ Self-control or giving in? “Just one more game… and one more.” (a) giving in (b) self-control
- 3.True or false: “practising daily” shows no self-discipline. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🔁 After a mistake — learning from it or giving up: hiding the result? (a) giving up (b) learning from it
- 5.True or false: “Rain again. Everything always goes wrong.” shows a positive attitude. (a) True (b) False
- 6.True or false: “I lost the book, but books get lost all the time.” is an excuse. (a) False (b) True
- 7.🌱 You are the class monitor and the class plants look dry before a long holiday. What do you do? (a) water them next month (b) wait for someone else (c) leave them dry (d) water them before you go
- 8.📚 Your exam is in two weeks. What is the disciplined plan? (a) study the night before (b) read only the easy part (c) study a bit every day (d) skip it and hope
- 9.🔁 After a mistake — learning from it or giving up: trying a new method? (a) learning from it (b) giving up
- 10.🤝 A friend asks for help on Saturday, but you already promised to visit your grandmother. What is best? (a) say yes to both (b) switch off your phone (c) skip Grandma’s visit (d) say no kindly
- 11.🤝 Reliable or unreliable: saying no if you can’t? (a) reliable (b) unreliable
- 12.🤝 Was the promise kept or broken? “I promised to come at 4, but I came at 5 without telling anyone.” (a) a promise kept (b) a promise broken
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the result (b) saying sorry and fixing (c) never trying again (d) quitting the club
- 14.True or false: “finishing what you start” shows self-discipline. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🙋 Is this a responsible reply or an excuse? “I broke the ruler, sorry. I will replace it.” (a) an excuse (b) a responsible reply
- 16.True or false: “not doing your part” is an unreliable habit. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🤝 Reliable or unreliable: coming when you said? (a) unreliable (b) reliable
- 18.True or false: “never trying again” is learning from a mistake. (a) True (b) False
- 19.💬 Which self-talk builds confidence? (a) “I always fail.” (b) “I am useless.” (c) “I can try this.” (d) “Others are better.”
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) never raising a hand (c) saying “I’ll try” (d) trying for the team
- 21.Which of these is an irresponsible habit? (a) reporting a broken bench (b) saying “not my job” (c) owning up to a mistake (d) fixing what you broke
- 22.💪 Confidence, low confidence or showing off: speaking up in class? (a) low confidence (b) showing off (c) confidence
- 23.True or false: “forgetting what you said” is an unreliable habit. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🙋 Is this a responsible reply or an excuse? “It’s not my fault — the others were too slow.” (a) a responsible reply (b) an excuse
- 25.⏰ You start at 3:15 PM. Homework takes 25 minutes, then project work takes 35 minutes. When will you finish? (a) 3:50 PM (b) 4:15 PM (c) 4:30 PM (d) 3:40 PM
- 26.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You were born smart.” (b) “You are a genius!” (c) “It’s easy for you.” (d) “You worked so hard!”
- 27.✋ The class wants you to lead three clubs, but you only have time for one. What is wise? (a) say yes to please them (b) agree to all three (c) take on only one (d) agree, then skip two
- 28.Which of these is poor project planning? (a) ignoring the timetable (b) checking progress weekly (c) keeping spare days (d) setting mini-deadlines
- 29.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Let me try a different way.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
- 30.🙋 Responsible or irresponsible: doing your fair share? (a) responsible (b) irresponsible
- 31.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
- 32.✂️ Your team must make 30 thank-you cards in 6 days, the same number each day. How many thank-you cards a day?
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) boasting about marks (b) talking over others (c) saying “I can’t” (d) acting like a know-all
- 34.True or false: “It’s not my fault — the others were too slow.” is an excuse. (a) True (b) False
- 35.⏱️ Self-control or giving in? “One more episode? No — homework first.” (a) giving in (b) self-control
- 36.🌤️ What does a positive attitude mean? (a) expecting the worst (b) complaining a lot (c) blaming others (d) seeing ways forward
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing what you start (b) sticking to a routine (c) gaming till midnight (d) phone away for study
- 38.🙋 Is this a responsible reply or an excuse? “I made the error in the total. Let me fix it.” (a) an excuse (b) a responsible reply
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling answers (b) avoiding new things (c) mocking weaker players (d) never raising a hand
- 40.🏸 You want to get better at badminton. What shows self-discipline? (a) play once a month (b) practise a little daily (c) wait for a coach (d) only watch others
Answer key
- hard part first
- giving in
- False
- giving up
- False
- True
- water them before you go
- study a bit every day
- learning from it
- say no kindly
- reliable
- a promise broken
- saying sorry and fixing
- True
- a responsible reply
- True
- reliable
- False
- “I can try this.”
- never raising a hand
- saying “not my job”
- confidence
- True
- an excuse
- 4:15 PM
- “You worked so hard!”
- take on only one
- ignoring the timetable
- growth mindset
- responsible
- fixed mindset
- 5
- saying “I can’t”
- True
- self-control
- seeing ways forward
- gaming till midnight
- a responsible reply
- mocking weaker players
- practise a little daily
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