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 of these shows self-discipline? (a) gaming till midnight (b) leaving tasks half-done (c) scrolling during study (d) starting without nagging
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) doing only easy bits (b) ignoring the timetable (c) one huge deadline (d) setting mini-deadlines
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing what you start (b) skipping practice (c) sticking to a routine (d) practising daily
- 4.Which of these is poor project planning? (a) starting early (b) forgetting the due date (c) checking progress weekly (d) setting mini-deadlines
- 5.🤝 Reliable or unreliable: not doing your part? (a) reliable (b) unreliable
- 6.Which of these is giving up after a mistake? (a) asking for feedback (b) noting the lesson (c) asking what went wrong (d) blaming bad luck
- 7.🏸 You want to get better at badminton. What shows self-discipline? (a) play once a month (b) only watch others (c) practise a little daily (d) wait for a coach
- 8.⏰ You start at 5:15 PM. Homework takes 30 minutes, then project work takes 30 minutes. When will you finish? (a) 6:15 PM (b) 6:30 PM (c) 5:45 PM
- 9.True or false: “You asked for my notes by Friday. Here they are, on Friday.” is a promise kept. (a) False (b) True
- 10.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) practising hard skills (b) giving up quickly (c) envying others (d) ignoring feedback
- 11.Which of these is a reliable habit? (a) agreeing to everything (b) checking your diary (c) arriving very late (d) making up excuses
- 12.True or false: “gaming till midnight” shows no self-discipline. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🤝 Reliable or unreliable: ignoring team messages? (a) unreliable (b) reliable
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not doing your part (b) saying yes to please all (c) forgetting what you said (d) finishing on the set day
- 15.⏱️ Self-discipline or not: skipping practice? (a) no self-discipline (b) self-discipline
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying no if you can’t (b) returning things on time (c) not doing your part (d) writing promises down
- 17.Which of these is good project planning? (a) guessing how long (b) no spare time (c) using a simple timetable (d) ignoring the timetable
- 18.🙋 Responsible or irresponsible: blaming the weather? (a) responsible (b) irresponsible
- 19.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) effort is useless (b) talent is fixed (c) smart is born (d) skills grow with effort
- 20.🤝 Reliable or unreliable: saying no if you can’t? (a) reliable (b) unreliable
- 21.🏏 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) pretend you were ill (d) message the captain
- 22.🤝 Reliable or unreliable: checking your diary? (a) unreliable (b) reliable
- 23.🧪 Your team’s science model fell apart at the fair. A positive leader says… (a) “What can we learn?” (b) “I knew it would fail.” (c) “This team is useless.” (d) “Let’s never try again.”
- 24.⏱️ Self-discipline or not: scrolling during study? (a) no self-discipline (b) self-discipline
- 25.True or false: “You asked for my notes by Friday. Here they are, on Friday.” is a promise broken. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrolling during study (b) snacking instead of work (c) giving up after a day (d) sleeping on time
- 27.True or false: “making up excuses” is an unreliable habit. (a) True (b) False
- 28.Which of these is a responsible habit? (a) skipping your duty (b) hiding a broken item (c) blaming a teammate (d) keeping your desk tidy
- 29.🧭 What does self-discipline mean? (a) doing what is fun (b) doing nothing (c) obeying only adults (d) control over your habits
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking weaker players (b) bragging after a win (c) making eye contact (d) talking over others
- 31.🙋 Responsible or irresponsible: checking your own work? (a) responsible (b) irresponsible
- 32.🛏️ You planned to wake at 6 to revise, but your bed is cosy. What builds self-discipline? (a) get up as planned (b) sleep two more hours (c) revise next week (d) skip revision
- 33.Which of these is poor project planning? (a) listing tasks first (b) breaking work into steps (c) starting on the last day (d) hard part first
- 34.True or false: “sticking to easy tasks” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
- 35.True or false: “I didn’t get the role, so I quit.” shows a positive attitude. (a) False (b) True
- 36.💪 Confidence, low confidence or showing off: mumbling answers? (a) showing off (b) low confidence (c) confidence
- 37.True or false: “I’ll check my phone after this chapter.” shows self-control. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🌤️ Positive or negative attitude? “The rain cancelled the match — let’s practise indoors.” (a) a negative attitude (b) a positive attitude
- 39.✋ The class wants you to lead three clubs, but you only have time for one. What is wise? (a) agree to all three (b) say yes to please them (c) agree, then skip two (d) take on only one
- 40.🙋 Is this a responsible reply or an excuse? “I lost the book, but books get lost all the time.” (a) an excuse (b) a responsible reply
Answer key
- starting without nagging
- setting mini-deadlines
- skipping practice
- forgetting the due date
- unreliable
- blaming bad luck
- practise a little daily
- 6:15 PM
- True
- practising hard skills
- checking your diary
- True
- unreliable
- finishing on the set day
- no self-discipline
- not doing your part
- using a simple timetable
- irresponsible
- skills grow with effort
- reliable
- message the captain
- reliable
- “What can we learn?”
- no self-discipline
- False
- sleeping on time
- True
- keeping your desk tidy
- control over your habits
- making eye contact
- responsible
- get up as planned
- starting on the last day
- True
- False
- low confidence
- True
- a positive attitude
- take on only one
- an excuse
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