Leadership Skills Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Leadership lesson 8: Part 1 test: leading yourself · Set 425 · 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 of these shows no self-discipline? (a) starting without nagging (b) finishing what you start (c) practising daily (d) leaving tasks half-done
2. 2.Which of these is giving up after a mistake? (a) asking for feedback (b) trying a new method (c) blaming bad luck (d) saying sorry and fixing
3. 3.🤝 Reliable or unreliable: finishing on the set day? (a) unreliable (b) reliable
4. 4.📚 Your exam is in two weeks. What is the disciplined plan? (a) skip it and hope (b) study a bit every day (c) study the night before (d) read only the easy part
5. 5.Which of these shows low confidence? (a) trying for the team (b) fearing every mistake (c) mocking weaker players (d) saying “I’ll try”
6. 6.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) smart is born (b) skills grow with effort (c) talent is fixed (d) effort is useless
7. 7.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: learning from feedback? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
8. 8.True or false: “I’m tired, but I’ll do my 15 minutes of practice.” shows giving in. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) setting mini-deadlines (b) ignoring the timetable (c) one huge deadline (d) doing only easy bits
10. 10.Which of these is good project planning? (a) ignoring the timetable (b) one huge deadline (c) starting early (d) no spare time
11. 11.🌤️ Positive or negative attitude? “We lost today, but our passing got better.” (a) a negative attitude (b) a positive attitude
12. 12.Which of these is poor project planning? (a) listing tasks first (b) breaking work into steps (c) keeping spare days (d) doing only easy bits
13. 13.Which of these is poor project planning? (a) using a simple timetable (b) checking progress weekly (c) setting mini-deadlines (d) guessing how long
14. 14.🤝 Was the promise kept or broken? “I said I would send my slides, but I never did.” (a) a promise kept (b) a promise broken
15. 15.Which of these is an unreliable habit? (a) coming when you said (b) not doing your part (c) promising only what fits (d) checking your diary
16. 16.🌤️ Positive or negative attitude? “Good try! Let’s fix the ending together.” (a) a positive attitude (b) a negative attitude
17. 17.⏱️ Self-control or giving in? “I’ll check my phone after this chapter.” (a) self-control (b) giving in
18. 18.Which of these is an unreliable habit? (a) coming when you said (b) telling early if delayed (c) writing promises down (d) arriving very late
19. 19.🛏️ You planned to wake at 6 to revise, but your bed is cosy. What builds self-discipline? (a) revise next week (b) skip revision (c) sleep two more hours (d) get up as planned
20. 20.Which of these is an unreliable habit? (a) ignoring team messages (b) returning things on time (c) saying no if you can’t (d) telling early if delayed
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) avoiding challenges (b) hiding your mistakes (c) envying others (d) asking for help early
22. 22.True or false: “putting work off” shows self-discipline. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is good project planning? (a) forgetting the due date (b) one huge deadline (c) starting on the last day (d) breaking work into steps
24. 24.True or false: “Let me try a different way.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “gaming till midnight” shows self-discipline. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🤝 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
27. 27.True or false: “I made the error in the total. Let me fix it.” is a responsible reply. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🤝 Was the promise kept or broken? “I promised Mum I would finish homework before TV, and I did.” (a) a promise broken (b) a promise kept
29. 29.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I am not smart.” (b) “I’ll ask for help.” (c) “I will practise more.” (d) “I need a new plan.”
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what went wrong (b) tearing up the work (c) asking for feedback (d) trying a new method
31. 31.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) yet (b) again (c) ever (d) never
32. 32.🏏 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) pretend you were ill (c) message the captain (d) go back to sleep
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) putting work off (b) waking up late daily (c) snacking instead of work (d) sticking to a routine
34. 34.True or false: “giving up after a day” shows self-discipline. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “starting early” is poor project planning. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a responsible habit? (a) losing borrowed books (b) checking your own work (c) blaming a teammate (d) saying “not my job”
37. 37.True or false: “I only do what I’m already good at.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is learning from a mistake? (a) tearing up the work (b) noting the lesson (c) quitting the club (d) never trying again
39. 39.💪 Confidence, low confidence or showing off: mocking weaker players? (a) low confidence (b) showing off (c) confidence
40. 40.Which of these shows no self-discipline? (a) saving pocket money (b) homework before games (c) practising daily (d) skipping practice

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