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 an unreliable habit? (a) ignoring team messages (b) telling early if delayed (c) writing promises down (d) promising only what fits
- 2.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) avoiding challenges (b) asking for help early (c) praising effort (d) enjoying challenges
- 3.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) skills grow with effort (b) effort is useless (c) talent is fixed (d) smart is born
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) boasting about marks (b) bragging after a win (c) standing up straight (d) acting like a know-all
- 5.True or false: “avoiding challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
- 6.True or false: “I forgot the chart. I will bring it tomorrow before class.” is a responsible reply. (a) False (b) True
- 7.Which of these is an unreliable habit? (a) making up excuses (b) promising only what fits (c) returning things on time (d) checking your diary
- 8.📅 Good or poor project planning: no spare time? (a) good planning (b) poor planning
- 9.True or false: “I promised to come at 4, but I came at 5 without telling anyone.” is a promise kept. (a) True (b) False
- 10.Which of these is good project planning? (a) forgetting the due date (b) ignoring the timetable (c) breaking work into steps (d) no spare time
- 11.Which of these is poor project planning? (a) one huge deadline (b) keeping spare days (c) breaking work into steps (d) setting mini-deadlines
- 12.📋 A test is due tomorrow and a poster next week. Which do you do first? (a) play first (b) study for the test (c) make the poster (d) neither
- 13.True or false: “Let me try a different way.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding a broken item (b) saying “not my job” (c) losing borrowed books (d) reporting a broken bench
- 15.🤝 Reliable or unreliable: writing promises down? (a) unreliable (b) reliable
- 16.True or false: “forgetting the due date” is poor project planning. (a) True (b) False
- 17.True or false: “asking what went wrong” is giving up after a mistake. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) avoiding new things (b) acting like a know-all (c) fearing every mistake (d) never raising a hand
- 19.🤝 Reliable or unreliable: promising only what fits? (a) reliable (b) unreliable
- 20.True or false: “avoiding new things” shows low confidence. (a) False (b) True
- 21.True or false: “envying others” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
- 22.⏰ You start at 5:15 PM. Homework takes 45 minutes, then project work takes 20 minutes. When will you finish? (a) 6:20 PM (b) 6:35 PM (c) 6:00 PM (d) 5:35 PM
- 23.💬 Which self-talk builds confidence? (a) “Others are better.” (b) “I can try this.” (c) “I always fail.” (d) “I am useless.”
- 24.Which of these is poor project planning? (a) using a simple timetable (b) keeping spare days (c) setting mini-deadlines (d) no spare time
- 25.Which of these is showing off? (a) avoiding new things (b) asking for help (c) never raising a hand (d) mocking weaker players
- 26.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Let me try a different way.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
- 27.📅 Good or poor project planning: starting early? (a) poor planning (b) good planning
- 28.✂️ Your team must make 42 paper bags in 6 days, the same number each day. How many paper bags a day?
- 29.💪 Confidence, low confidence or showing off: mumbling answers? (a) confidence (b) low confidence (c) showing off
- 30.Which of these is poor project planning? (a) checking progress weekly (b) no task list (c) listing tasks first (d) using a simple timetable
- 31.⏱️ Self-discipline or not: scrolling during study? (a) self-discipline (b) no self-discipline
- 32.Which of these is giving up after a mistake? (a) trying a new method (b) saying sorry and fixing (c) practising the weak part (d) blaming bad luck
- 33.📚 Your exam is in two weeks. What is the disciplined plan? (a) skip it and hope (b) read only the easy part (c) study the night before (d) study a bit every day
- 34.🔁 After a mistake — learning from it or giving up: hiding the result? (a) giving up (b) learning from it
- 35.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) ever (b) never (c) again (d) yet
- 36.🌤️ Positive or negative attitude? “Your idea will never work.” (a) a positive attitude (b) a negative attitude
- 37.Which of these is an unreliable habit? (a) promising only what fits (b) checking your diary (c) finishing on the set day (d) not doing your part
- 38.True or false: “saying sorry and fixing” is learning from a mistake. (a) True (b) False
- 39.True or false: “talking over others” shows low confidence. (a) True (b) False
- 40.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) learning from feedback (b) practising hard skills (c) praising effort (d) envying others
Answer key
- ignoring team messages
- avoiding challenges
- skills grow with effort
- standing up straight
- True
- True
- making up excuses
- poor planning
- False
- breaking work into steps
- one huge deadline
- study for the test
- False
- reporting a broken bench
- reliable
- True
- False
- acting like a know-all
- reliable
- True
- False
- 6:20 PM
- “I can try this.”
- no spare time
- mocking weaker players
- growth mindset
- good planning
- 7
- low confidence
- no task list
- no self-discipline
- blaming bad luck
- study a bit every day
- giving up
- yet
- a negative attitude
- not doing your part
- True
- False
- envying others
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