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 is the odd one out? (a) giving up quickly (b) praising effort (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) avoiding challenges
- 2.📅 Good or poor project planning: guessing how long? (a) poor planning (b) good planning
- 3.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) never (b) yet (c) again (d) ever
- 4.Which of these is giving up after a mistake? (a) saying sorry and fixing (b) blaming bad luck (c) noting the lesson (d) asking what went wrong
- 5.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
- 6.True or false: “giving up quickly” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone away for study (b) sleeping on time (c) homework before games (d) gaming till midnight
- 8.Which of these shows self-discipline? (a) starting without nagging (b) skipping practice (c) gaming till midnight (d) leaving tasks half-done
- 9.🌤️ Positive or negative attitude? “Your idea will never work.” (a) a positive attitude (b) a negative attitude
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “I can’t” (b) never raising a hand (c) hiding at the back (d) acting like a know-all
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing on the set day (b) returning things on time (c) promising then vanishing (d) writing promises down
- 12.⏳ Why keep a spare day or two before the deadline? (a) to rest only (b) to start late (c) for surprises (d) there is no need
- 13.True or false: “I’ll never be good at drawing.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
- 14.Which of these is an irresponsible habit? (a) fixing what you broke (b) owning up to a mistake (c) returning borrowed books (d) losing borrowed books
- 15.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: trying new strategies? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your diary (b) saying no if you can’t (c) arriving very late (d) promising only what fits
- 17.📅 Good or poor project planning: keeping spare days? (a) good planning (b) poor planning
- 18.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
- 19.🔁 After a mistake — learning from it or giving up: hiding the result? (a) learning from it (b) giving up
- 20.Which of these is a reliable habit? (a) arriving very late (b) writing promises down (c) not doing your part (d) forgetting what you said
- 21.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) learning from feedback (c) envying others (d) avoiding challenges
- 22.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You were born smart.” (b) “You are a genius!” (c) “It’s easy for you.” (d) “You worked so hard!”
- 23.True or false: “practising hard skills” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
- 24.Which of these shows no self-discipline? (a) giving up after a day (b) practising daily (c) phone away for study (d) finishing what you start
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) boasting about marks (b) mocking weaker players (c) never raising a hand (d) acting like a know-all
- 26.🙋 Responsible or irresponsible: skipping your duty? (a) responsible (b) irresponsible
- 27.Which of these shows self-discipline? (a) leaving tasks half-done (b) putting work off (c) waking up late daily (d) phone away for study
- 28.Which of these is a responsible habit? (a) skipping your duty (b) blaming a teammate (c) cleaning up after art (d) leaving the mess behind
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) promising only what fits (b) not doing your part (c) saying yes to please all (d) forgetting what you said
- 30.True or false: “giving up quickly” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
- 31.True or false: “saying no if you can’t” is an unreliable habit. (a) False (b) True
- 32.Which of these is an irresponsible habit? (a) checking your own work (b) doing your class duty (c) hiding a broken item (d) fixing what you broke
- 33.🏆 Confidence is believing in yourself. Showing off is… (a) trying new things (b) putting others down (c) speaking clearly (d) asking questions
- 34.True or false: “asking for help” is showing off. (a) False (b) True
- 35.Which of these shows confidence? (a) never raising a hand (b) standing up straight (c) mumbling answers (d) talking over others
- 36.📋 A test is due tomorrow and a poster next week. Which do you do first? (a) neither (b) make the poster (c) study for the test (d) play first
- 37.🤝 Reliable or unreliable: coming when you said? (a) reliable (b) unreliable
- 38.⏱️ Self-control or giving in? “I’ll start tomorrow. Or next week.” (a) giving in (b) self-control
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “I can’t” (b) volunteering to lead (c) never raising a hand (d) mumbling answers
- 40.True or false: “trying for the team” shows low confidence. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- praising effort
- poor planning
- yet
- blaming bad luck
- False
- False
- gaming till midnight
- starting without nagging
- a negative attitude
- acting like a know-all
- promising then vanishing
- for surprises
- True
- losing borrowed books
- growth habit
- arriving very late
- good planning
- fixed mindset
- giving up
- writing promises down
- learning from feedback
- “You worked so hard!”
- False
- giving up after a day
- never raising a hand
- irresponsible
- phone away for study
- cleaning up after art
- promising only what fits
- True
- False
- hiding a broken item
- putting others down
- False
- standing up straight
- study for the test
- reliable
- giving in
- volunteering to lead
- False
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