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: “I broke the ruler, sorry. I will replace it.” is an excuse. (a) True (b) False
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new method (b) practising the weak part (c) noting the lesson (d) hiding the result
- 3.🙋 Responsible or irresponsible: keeping your desk tidy? (a) responsible (b) irresponsible
- 4.📋 A test is due tomorrow and a poster next week. Which do you do first? (a) study for the test (b) play first (c) neither (d) make the poster
- 5.💬 Which self-talk builds confidence? (a) “I am useless.” (b) “I always fail.” (c) “Others are better.” (d) “I can try this.”
- 6.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
- 7.⏳ Why keep a spare day or two before the deadline? (a) to start late (b) to rest only (c) for surprises (d) there is no need
- 8.True or false: “hiding the result” is giving up after a mistake. (a) True (b) False
- 9.🤝 Reliable or unreliable: coming when you said? (a) unreliable (b) reliable
- 10.True or false: “gaming till midnight” shows no self-discipline. (a) True (b) False
- 11.💪 Confidence, low confidence or showing off: trying for the team? (a) low confidence (b) confidence (c) showing off
- 12.True or false: “quitting the club” is giving up after a mistake. (a) True (b) False
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying sorry and fixing (b) noting the lesson (c) trying a new method (d) quitting the club
- 14.🧍 How does a confident person usually stand? (a) arms over the face (b) hiding behind others (c) straight, head up (d) slouched, eyes down
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making eye contact (b) hiding at the back (c) avoiding new things (d) fearing every mistake
- 16.True or false: “leaving tasks half-done” shows self-discipline. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🤝 Was the promise kept or broken? “I promised to help paint the banner, then went home.” (a) a promise kept (b) a promise broken
- 18.True or false: “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
- 19.⏰ You start at 3:00 PM. Homework takes 20 minutes, then project work takes 40 minutes. When will you finish? (a) 3:20 PM (b) 4:00 PM (c) 3:40 PM (d) 4:15 PM
- 20.Which of these shows low confidence? (a) avoiding new things (b) trying for the team (c) speaking up in class (d) talking over others
- 21.📱 You sit down to study but your phone keeps buzzing. What helps most? (a) study with it in hand (b) turn the volume up (c) reply to each message (d) keep it in another room
- 22.True or false: “avoiding new things” shows confidence. (a) False (b) True
- 23.True or false: “I spent all my savings on snacks again.” shows self-control. (a) True (b) False
- 24.True or false: “one huge deadline” is good project planning. (a) False (b) True
- 25.True or false: “I’ll never be good at drawing.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🏏 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) skip practice (c) message the captain (d) pretend you were ill
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) avoiding challenges (b) giving up quickly (c) learning from feedback (d) envying others
- 28.True or false: “practising hard skills” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
- 29.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) giving up quickly (c) praising effort (d) ignoring feedback
- 30.📅 Good or poor project planning: one huge deadline? (a) good planning (b) poor planning
- 31.True or false: “I didn’t get the role, so I quit.” shows a negative attitude. (a) False (b) True
- 32.Which of these is an irresponsible habit? (a) returning borrowed books (b) owning up to a mistake (c) cleaning up after art (d) leaving the mess behind
- 33.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “I can learn from her.” (b) “I’ll never draw well.” (c) “Drawing is silly.” (d) “She is just lucky.”
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) practising the weak part (c) saying “I’m just bad” (d) quitting the club
- 35.🙋 Is this a responsible reply or an excuse? “I broke the ruler, sorry. I will replace it.” (a) a responsible reply (b) an excuse
- 36.📚 You lost a library book. What is the responsible step? (a) tell the librarian (b) say it was never issued (c) blame your brother (d) hide it and stay quiet
- 37.🔁 After a mistake — learning from it or giving up: hiding the result? (a) giving up (b) learning from it
- 38.📅 Good or poor project planning: keeping spare days? (a) good planning (b) poor planning
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using a simple timetable (b) doing only easy bits (c) listing tasks first (d) keeping spare days
- 40.🙋 Responsible or irresponsible: cleaning up after art? (a) responsible (b) irresponsible
Answer key
- False
- hiding the result
- responsible
- study for the test
- “I can try this.”
- fixed mindset
- for surprises
- True
- reliable
- True
- confidence
- True
- quitting the club
- straight, head up
- making eye contact
- False
- a promise broken
- False
- 4:00 PM
- avoiding new things
- keep it in another room
- False
- False
- False
- True
- message the captain
- learning from feedback
- False
- praising effort
- poor planning
- True
- leaving the mess behind
- “I can learn from her.”
- practising the weak part
- a responsible reply
- tell the librarian
- giving up
- good planning
- doing only easy bits
- responsible
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