Leadership Skills Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Leadership lesson 8: Part 1 test: leading yourself · Set 534 · 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.True or false: “It is my turn to water the plants. I will do it now.” is an excuse. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) agreeing to everything (b) writing promises down (c) checking your diary (d) returning things on time
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) homework before games (b) waking up late daily (c) practising daily (d) saving pocket money
4. 4.📅 Good or poor project planning: one huge deadline? (a) good planning (b) poor planning
5. 5.🏸 You want to get better at badminton. What shows self-discipline? (a) wait for a coach (b) practise a little daily (c) only watch others (d) play once a month
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using a simple timetable (b) one huge deadline (c) breaking work into steps (d) hard part first
7. 7.🤝 Was the promise kept or broken? “I said I would send my slides, but I never did.” (a) a promise broken (b) a promise kept
8. 8.🏏 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) pretend you were ill (b) skip practice (c) go back to sleep (d) message the captain
9. 9.Which of these is a reliable habit? (a) agreeing to everything (b) promising then vanishing (c) not doing your part (d) finishing on the set day
10. 10.True or false: “talking over others” is showing off. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📅 Good or poor project planning: setting mini-deadlines? (a) good planning (b) poor planning
12. 12.True or false: “hiding at the back” shows confidence. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.❌ You got 4 out of 10 in a quiz. What is the best next step? (a) hide the paper (b) find what went wrong (c) blame the questions (d) stop studying
14. 14.True or false: “This is too hard. Why even try?” shows a negative attitude. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔁 After a mistake — learning from it or giving up: noting the lesson? (a) giving up (b) learning from it
16. 16.📱 You sit down to study but your phone keeps buzzing. What helps most? (a) reply to each message (b) study with it in hand (c) keep it in another room (d) turn the volume up
17. 17.💪 Confidence, low confidence or showing off: mumbling answers? (a) confidence (b) showing off (c) low confidence
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) acting like a know-all (b) fearing every mistake (c) saying “I can’t” (d) mumbling answers
19. 19.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧪 Your group got a low mark because your part had errors. What should you say? (a) “Marks do not matter.” (b) “The teacher is unfair.” (c) “The others did badly.” (d) “My part had errors.”
21. 21.✋ The class wants you to lead three clubs, but you only have time for one. What is wise? (a) agree to all three (b) agree, then skip two (c) take on only one (d) say yes to please them
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning from feedback (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) giving up quickly (d) ignoring feedback
23. 23.True or false: “saying “I’m just bad”” is learning from a mistake. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is learning from a mistake? (a) tearing up the work (b) hiding the result (c) asking what went wrong (d) never trying again
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) returning borrowed books (b) cleaning up after art (c) skipping your duty (d) reporting a broken bench
26. 26.True or false: “keeping your desk tidy” is an irresponsible habit. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🌤️ What does a positive attitude mean? (a) seeing ways forward (b) expecting the worst (c) complaining a lot (d) blaming others
28. 28.True or false: “sticking to easy tasks” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a responsible habit? (a) losing borrowed books (b) leaving the mess behind (c) skipping your duty (d) owning up to a mistake
30. 30.True or false: “skipping practice” shows self-discipline. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “I lost the book, but books get lost all the time.” is an excuse. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🙋 Is this a responsible reply or an excuse? “Not my problem — someone else can clean it.” (a) an excuse (b) a responsible reply
33. 33.Which of these is an unreliable habit? (a) telling early if delayed (b) promising only what fits (c) writing promises down (d) saying yes to please all
34. 34.🧪 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?”
35. 35.True or false: “I promised Mum I would finish homework before TV, and I did.” is a promise broken. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.⏳ 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
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what went wrong (b) blaming bad luck (c) saying “I’m just bad” (d) quitting the club
38. 38.Which of these is giving up after a mistake? (a) tearing up the work (b) trying a new method (c) saying sorry and fixing (d) asking for feedback
39. 39.True or false: “doing only easy bits” is poor project planning. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “It’s easy for you.” (b) “You were born smart.” (c) “You are a genius!” (d) “You worked so hard!”

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