Leadership Skills Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Leadership lesson 8: Part 1 test: leading yourself · Set 440 · 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.⏱️ Self-control or giving in? “Just one more game… and one more.” (a) giving in (b) self-control
2. 2.🎯 A good trick to start a boring task is to… (a) wait for the mood (b) start with 10 minutes (c) do it at midnight (d) ask a friend to do it
3. 3.📒 What is a good way not to forget your promises? (a) hope for the best (b) never promise anything (c) write them down (d) make more promises
4. 4.🌤️ What does a positive attitude mean? (a) blaming others (b) complaining a lot (c) expecting the worst (d) seeing ways forward
5. 5.Which of these shows low confidence? (a) boasting about marks (b) bragging after a win (c) saying “I can’t” (d) volunteering to lead
6. 6.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
7. 7.🎤 You are nervous before speaking at the assembly. What helps most? (a) read very fast (b) skip the assembly (c) practise it aloud first (d) look at the floor
8. 8.True or false: “avoiding new things” shows low confidence. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “This is hard, but I’ll break it into steps.” shows a positive attitude. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “Let me try a different way.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) returning borrowed books (b) leaving the mess behind (c) keeping your desk tidy (d) reporting a broken bench
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) setting mini-deadlines (b) no task list (c) one huge deadline (d) no spare time
13. 13.Which of these is a reliable habit? (a) writing promises down (b) making up excuses (c) promising then vanishing (d) ignoring team messages
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) avoiding new things (b) mocking weaker players (c) hiding at the back (d) mumbling answers
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing tasks first (b) no spare time (c) hard part first (d) setting mini-deadlines
16. 16.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your own work (b) blaming a teammate (c) keeping your desk tidy (d) fixing what you broke
18. 18.True or false: “arriving very late” is a reliable habit. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🤝 Was the promise kept or broken? “I promised Mum I would finish homework before TV, and I did.” (a) a promise kept (b) a promise broken
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no task list (b) using a simple timetable (c) ignoring the timetable (d) doing only easy bits
21. 21.Which of these is showing off? (a) asking for help (b) saying “I can’t” (c) talking over others (d) never raising a hand
22. 22.True or false: “forgetting what you said” is an unreliable habit. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🙏 You said something unkind to a teammate in anger. What should you do? (a) blame them (b) say sorry and mean it (c) pretend it didn’t happen (d) say it again
24. 24.🙋 Is this a responsible reply or an excuse? “My part is late. I will finish it tonight and tell the team.” (a) an excuse (b) a responsible reply
25. 25.True or false: “no spare time” is poor project planning. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is showing off? (a) volunteering to lead (b) mocking weaker players (c) never raising a hand (d) mumbling answers
27. 27.True or false: “promising then vanishing” is a reliable habit. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying no if you can’t (b) arriving very late (c) ignoring team messages (d) saying yes to please all
29. 29.Which of these is a reliable habit? (a) saying yes to please all (b) finishing on the set day (c) not doing your part (d) promising then vanishing
30. 30.True or false: “not doing your part” is an unreliable habit. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.✋ 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) agree, then skip two (d) take on only one
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) go back to sleep (b) pretend you were ill (c) message the captain (d) skip practice
33. 33.🏸 You want to get better at badminton. What shows self-discipline? (a) only watch others (b) play once a month (c) wait for a coach (d) practise a little daily
34. 34.True or false: “doing only easy bits” is poor project planning. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) returning things on time (b) checking your diary (c) saying yes to please all (d) finishing on the set day
36. 36.🔁 Why are mistakes useful? (a) they never help (b) they mean you are bad (c) they should be hidden (d) they show what to fix
37. 37.📅 Good or poor project planning: breaking work into steps? (a) poor planning (b) good planning
38. 38.True or false: “You asked for my notes by Friday. Here they are, on Friday.” is a promise kept. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “saying yes to please all” is an unreliable habit. (a) False (b) True

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