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.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) smart is born (b) talent is fixed (c) skills grow with effort (d) effort is useless
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “I can’t” (b) never raising a hand (c) volunteering to lead (d) avoiding new things
- 3.True or false: “I said I would send my slides, but I never did.” is a promise kept. (a) True (b) False
- 4.True or false: “speaking up in class” is showing off. (a) False (b) True
- 5.Which of these is giving up after a mistake? (a) saying sorry and fixing (b) practising the weak part (c) asking what went wrong (d) tearing up the work
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) doing your class duty (b) cleaning up after art (c) owning up to a mistake (d) leaving the mess behind
- 7.Which of these is an irresponsible habit? (a) returning borrowed books (b) blaming the weather (c) checking your own work (d) keeping your desk tidy
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bragging after a win (b) mocking weaker players (c) talking over others (d) asking for help
- 9.True or false: “boasting about marks” shows confidence. (a) False (b) True
- 10.True or false: “doing only easy bits” is good project planning. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up quickly (b) asking for help early (c) trying new strategies (d) praising effort
- 12.Which of these is good project planning? (a) using a simple timetable (b) starting on the last day (c) no spare time (d) one huge deadline
- 13.🤝 Was the promise kept or broken? “I promised to help paint the banner, then went home.” (a) a promise broken (b) a promise kept
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the work (b) never trying again (c) saying sorry and fixing (d) saying “I’m just bad”
- 15.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: enjoying challenges? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
- 16.🆕 You are new to the football team. What shows quiet confidence? (a) introduce yourself (b) wait to be noticed (c) boast about skills (d) skip practice
- 17.Which of these is an unreliable habit? (a) returning things on time (b) saying yes to please all (c) promising only what fits (d) writing promises down
- 18.📅 Good or poor project planning: ignoring the timetable? (a) good planning (b) poor planning
- 19.True or false: “giving up after a day” shows self-discipline. (a) False (b) True
- 20.💪 Confidence, low confidence or showing off: volunteering to lead? (a) low confidence (b) confidence (c) showing off
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) agreeing to everything (b) telling early if delayed (c) forgetting what you said (d) promising then vanishing
- 22.True or false: “phone away for study” shows no self-discipline. (a) True (b) False
- 23.⏱️ Self-discipline or not: saving pocket money? (a) no self-discipline (b) self-discipline
- 24.🙋 Responsible or irresponsible: owning up to a mistake? (a) responsible (b) irresponsible
- 25.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: avoiding challenges? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
- 26.🙋 Responsible or irresponsible: losing borrowed books? (a) responsible (b) irresponsible
- 27.⏰ You promised to finish the team slides by Thursday, but you fall ill. What should you do? (a) blame the computer (b) tell the team early (c) send them on Monday (d) say nothing
- 28.True or false: “skipping practice” shows no self-discipline. (a) False (b) True
- 29.💬 Which self-talk builds confidence? (a) “I always fail.” (b) “Others are better.” (c) “I can try this.” (d) “I am useless.”
- 30.True or false: “asking for help” shows low confidence. (a) False (b) True
- 31.True or false: “We lost today, but our passing got better.” shows a negative attitude. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🙋 Responsible or irresponsible: doing your class duty? (a) responsible (b) irresponsible
- 33.True or false: “I’m tired, but I’ll do my 15 minutes of practice.” shows self-control. (a) False (b) True
- 34.📅 Your eco-club poster is due in 14 days. Research takes 3 days, making it takes 3 days and practice takes 3 days. How many spare days will you have?
- 35.True or false: “reporting a broken bench” is an irresponsible habit. (a) False (b) True
- 36.Which of these is an unreliable habit? (a) telling early if delayed (b) returning things on time (c) promising only what fits (d) making up excuses
- 37.Which of these is poor project planning? (a) breaking work into steps (b) keeping spare days (c) hard part first (d) starting on the last day
- 38.✋ 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, then skip two (c) agree to all three (d) take on only one
- 39.💪 Confidence, low confidence or showing off: saying “I can’t”? (a) showing off (b) confidence (c) low confidence
- 40.🧪 Your team’s science model fell apart at the fair. A positive leader says… (a) “This team is useless.” (b) “Let’s never try again.” (c) “I knew it would fail.” (d) “What can we learn?”
Answer key
- skills grow with effort
- volunteering to lead
- False
- False
- tearing up the work
- leaving the mess behind
- blaming the weather
- asking for help
- False
- False
- giving up quickly
- using a simple timetable
- a promise broken
- saying sorry and fixing
- growth habit
- introduce yourself
- saying yes to please all
- poor planning
- False
- confidence
- telling early if delayed
- False
- self-discipline
- responsible
- fixed habit
- irresponsible
- tell the team early
- True
- “I can try this.”
- False
- False
- responsible
- True
- 5
- False
- making up excuses
- starting on the last day
- take on only one
- low confidence
- “What can we learn?”
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