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.True or false: “doing only easy bits” is good project planning. (a) False (b) True
- 2.⏰ You start at 3:30 PM. Homework takes 45 minutes, then project work takes 40 minutes. When will you finish? (a) 4:10 PM (b) 5:10 PM (c) 4:15 PM (d) 4:55 PM
- 3.True or false: “speaking up in class” shows confidence. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🎤 You are nervous before speaking at the assembly. What helps most? (a) practise it aloud first (b) read very fast (c) look at the floor (d) skip the assembly
- 5.True or false: “homework before games” shows no self-discipline. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🔁 After a mistake — learning from it or giving up: asking what went wrong? (a) learning from it (b) giving up
- 7.🔁 After a mistake — learning from it or giving up: quitting the club? (a) giving up (b) learning from it
- 8.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) praising effort (c) hiding your mistakes (d) enjoying challenges
- 9.⏱️ Self-control or giving in? “I’m tired, but I’ll do my 15 minutes of practice.” (a) self-control (b) giving in
- 10.🗓️ Your project is due in three weeks. When should you start? (a) this week (b) after it is due (c) in the third week (d) the night before
- 11.True or false: “talking over others” shows confidence. (a) True (b) False
- 12.📅 Your eco-club poster is due in 9 days. Research takes 3 days, making it takes 3 days and practice takes 1 days. How many spare days will you have?
- 13.Which of these shows confidence? (a) mocking weaker players (b) hiding at the back (c) making eye contact (d) saying “I can’t”
- 14.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) practising hard skills (c) giving up quickly (d) learning from feedback
- 15.📅 Your eco-club poster is due in 9 days. Research takes 3 days, making it takes 2 days and practice takes 2 days. How many spare days will you have?
- 16.Which of these is a responsible habit? (a) waiting to be told (b) returning borrowed books (c) leaving the mess behind (d) hiding a broken item
- 17.🏏 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) message the captain (c) pretend you were ill (d) go back to sleep
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying yes to please all (b) finishing on the set day (c) telling early if delayed (d) saying no if you can’t
- 19.True or false: “saying no if you can’t” is a reliable habit. (a) True (b) False
- 20.📋 A test is due tomorrow and a poster next week. Which do you do first? (a) play first (b) neither (c) study for the test (d) make the poster
- 21.Which of these is learning from a mistake? (a) saying sorry and fixing (b) blaming bad luck (c) tearing up the work (d) saying “I’m just bad”
- 22.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
- 23.📅 Good or poor project planning: guessing how long? (a) poor planning (b) good planning
- 24.⏳ Why keep a spare day or two before the deadline? (a) to rest only (b) there is no need (c) for surprises (d) to start late
- 25.True or false: “avoiding new things” shows low confidence. (a) True (b) False
- 26.⏰ You start at 5:00 PM. Homework takes 25 minutes, then project work takes 15 minutes. When will you finish? (a) 5:15 PM (b) 5:40 PM (c) 5:55 PM (d) 5:25 PM
- 27.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) ignoring feedback (c) practising hard skills (d) envying others
- 28.🧍 How does a confident person usually stand? (a) slouched, eyes down (b) straight, head up (c) arms over the face (d) hiding behind others
- 29.⏱️ Self-control or giving in? “One more episode? No — homework first.” (a) giving in (b) self-control
- 30.📅 Your class magazine is due in 10 days. Research takes 2 days, making it takes 2 days and practice takes 1 days. How many spare days will you have?
- 31.True or false: “Not my problem — someone else can clean it.” is an excuse. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing how long (b) listing tasks first (c) forgetting the due date (d) ignoring the timetable
- 33.Which of these is an unreliable habit? (a) saying no if you can’t (b) saying yes to please all (c) checking your diary (d) promising only what fits
- 34.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
- 35.Which of these is a reliable habit? (a) making up excuses (b) ignoring team messages (c) agreeing to everything (d) saying no if you can’t
- 36.True or false: “Rain again. Everything always goes wrong.” shows a negative attitude. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
- 38.🙋 Responsible or irresponsible: doing your class duty? (a) irresponsible (b) responsible
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard part first (b) starting early (c) checking progress weekly (d) one huge deadline
- 40.True or false: “leaving the mess behind” is a responsible habit. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- False
- 4:55 PM
- True
- practise it aloud first
- False
- learning from it
- giving up
- hiding your mistakes
- self-control
- this week
- False
- 2
- making eye contact
- giving up quickly
- 2
- returning borrowed books
- message the captain
- saying yes to please all
- True
- study for the test
- saying sorry and fixing
- fixed mindset
- poor planning
- for surprises
- True
- 5:40 PM
- practising hard skills
- straight, head up
- self-control
- 5
- True
- listing tasks first
- saying yes to please all
- True
- saying no if you can’t
- True
- growth mindset
- responsible
- one huge deadline
- False
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