Leadership Skills Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Leadership lesson 8: Part 1 test: leading yourself · Set 418 · 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.🎤 You are nervous before speaking at the assembly. What helps most? (a) look at the floor (b) read very fast (c) practise it aloud first (d) skip the assembly
2. 2.🤝 Was the promise kept or broken? “I promised to help paint the banner, then went home.” (a) a promise broken (b) a promise kept
3. 3.Which of these shows confidence? (a) never raising a hand (b) speaking up in class (c) acting like a know-all (d) avoiding new things
4. 4.📱 You sit down to study but your phone keeps buzzing. What helps most? (a) keep it in another room (b) turn the volume up (c) reply to each message (d) study with it in hand
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not doing your part (b) arriving very late (c) finishing on the set day (d) ignoring team messages
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reporting a broken bench (b) leaving the mess behind (c) doing your class duty (d) keeping your desk tidy
7. 7.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I only do what I’m already good at.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying new strategies (b) envying others (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) avoiding challenges
9. 9.Which of these is an irresponsible habit? (a) keeping your desk tidy (b) checking your own work (c) owning up to a mistake (d) hiding a broken item
10. 10.Which of these is giving up after a mistake? (a) saying “I’m just bad” (b) noting the lesson (c) saying sorry and fixing (d) asking what went wrong
11. 11.Which of these is an unreliable habit? (a) saying no if you can’t (b) finishing on the set day (c) forgetting what you said (d) returning things on time
12. 12.True or false: “one huge deadline” is good project planning. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is learning from a mistake? (a) quitting the club (b) practising the weak part (c) blaming bad luck (d) saying “I’m just bad”
14. 14.🙋 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
15. 15.🙋 Responsible or irresponsible: hiding a broken item? (a) responsible (b) irresponsible
16. 16.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: praising effort? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
17. 17.True or false: “returning borrowed books” is an irresponsible habit. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) praising effort (b) hiding your mistakes (c) practising hard skills (d) asking for help early
19. 19.🏸 You want to get better at badminton. What shows self-discipline? (a) only watch others (b) wait for a coach (c) play once a month (d) practise a little daily
20. 20.True or false: “using a simple timetable” is good project planning. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I will ask for help and try again.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
22. 22.Which of these is learning from a mistake? (a) never trying again (b) blaming bad luck (c) noting the lesson (d) hiding the result
23. 23.🔁 Why are mistakes useful? (a) they should be hidden (b) they show what to fix (c) they mean you are bad (d) they never help
24. 24.True or false: “making eye contact” is showing off. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.⏱️ Self-discipline or not: saving pocket money? (a) self-discipline (b) no self-discipline
26. 26.Which of these is showing off? (a) fearing every mistake (b) mumbling answers (c) mocking weaker players (d) standing up straight
27. 27.⏰ You promised to finish the team slides by Thursday, but you fall ill. What should you do? (a) blame the computer (b) send them on Monday (c) tell the team early (d) say nothing
28. 28.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) skills grow with effort (b) effort is useless (c) talent is fixed (d) smart is born
29. 29.True or false: “scrolling during study” shows no self-discipline. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a reliable habit? (a) ignoring team messages (b) forgetting what you said (c) returning things on time (d) agreeing to everything
31. 31.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “She is just born talented.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
32. 32.⏱️ Self-discipline or not: leaving tasks half-done? (a) no self-discipline (b) self-discipline
33. 33.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.⏱️ Self-discipline or not: homework before games? (a) no self-discipline (b) self-discipline
35. 35.🤝 A friend asks for help on Saturday, but you already promised to visit your grandmother. What is best? (a) skip Grandma’s visit (b) switch off your phone (c) say no kindly (d) say yes to both
36. 36.🛏️ You planned to wake at 6 to revise, but your bed is cosy. What builds self-discipline? (a) get up as planned (b) revise next week (c) skip revision (d) sleep two more hours
37. 37.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I’ll ask for help.” (b) “I am not smart.” (c) “I will practise more.” (d) “I need a new plan.”
38. 38.📅 Good or poor project planning: using a simple timetable? (a) poor planning (b) good planning
39. 39.True or false: “saying yes to please all” is an unreliable habit. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “giving up after a day” shows no self-discipline. (a) False (b) True

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