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.🙋 Responsible or irresponsible: keeping your desk tidy? (a) irresponsible (b) responsible
- 2.💪 Confidence, low confidence or showing off: boasting about marks? (a) showing off (b) low confidence (c) confidence
- 3.🎯 A good trick to start a boring task is to… (a) wait for the mood (b) start with 10 minutes (c) do it at midnight (d) ask a friend to do it
- 4.Which of these is showing off? (a) standing up straight (b) making eye contact (c) talking over others (d) trying for the team
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the mess behind (b) returning borrowed books (c) reporting a broken bench (d) checking your own work
- 6.Which of these is poor project planning? (a) starting on the last day (b) keeping spare days (c) breaking work into steps (d) checking progress weekly
- 7.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I practise, I will get better.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
- 8.Which of these is a reliable habit? (a) telling early if delayed (b) forgetting what you said (c) arriving very late (d) saying yes to please all
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing on the set day (b) checking your diary (c) promising then vanishing (d) saying no if you can’t
- 10.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🤝 Reliable or unreliable: checking your diary? (a) unreliable (b) reliable
- 12.🙋 Responsible or irresponsible: skipping your duty? (a) responsible (b) irresponsible
- 13.True or false: “The chart is late because my team is useless.” is an excuse. (a) False (b) True
- 14.True or false: “We lost. This team is hopeless.” shows a positive attitude. (a) True (b) False
- 15.True or false: “Not my problem — someone else can clean it.” is an excuse. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “not my job” (b) hiding a broken item (c) skipping your duty (d) cleaning up after art
- 17.Which of these is an unreliable habit? (a) finishing on the set day (b) forgetting what you said (c) writing promises down (d) saying no if you can’t
- 18.🤝 Was the promise kept or broken? “I promised to come at 4, but I came at 5 without telling anyone.” (a) a promise broken (b) a promise kept
- 19.✋ 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) say yes to please them (d) take on only one
- 20.🔁 After a mistake — learning from it or giving up: saying sorry and fixing? (a) giving up (b) learning from it
- 21.📱 You sit down to study but your phone keeps buzzing. What helps most? (a) study with it in hand (b) reply to each message (c) keep it in another room (d) turn the volume up
- 22.💬 Which self-talk builds confidence? (a) “I can try this.” (b) “Others are better.” (c) “I am useless.” (d) “I always fail.”
- 23.📋 A test is due tomorrow and a poster next week. Which do you do first? (a) make the poster (b) neither (c) play first (d) study for the test
- 24.🧪 Your team’s science model fell apart at the fair. A positive leader says… (a) “This team is useless.” (b) “What can we learn?” (c) “Let’s never try again.” (d) “I knew it would fail.”
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing promises down (b) saying yes to please all (c) finishing on the set day (d) promising only what fits
- 26.📅 Good or poor project planning: no task list? (a) poor planning (b) good planning
- 27.⏳ Why keep a spare day or two before the deadline? (a) to rest only (b) to start late (c) there is no need (d) for surprises
- 28.True or false: “I only do what I’m already good at.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🏆 Confidence is believing in yourself. Showing off is… (a) asking questions (b) trying new things (c) speaking clearly (d) putting others down
- 30.True or false: “It is my turn to water the plants. I will do it now.” is a responsible reply. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “not my job” (b) doing your class duty (c) returning borrowed books (d) doing your fair share
- 32.⏱️ Self-control or giving in? “I’ll skip practice today; it’s a bit cold.” (a) self-control (b) giving in
- 33.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “She is just born talented.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
- 34.🙋 Responsible or irresponsible: returning borrowed books? (a) irresponsible (b) responsible
- 35.True or false: “hiding at the back” shows low confidence. (a) True (b) False
- 36.Which of these is showing off? (a) boasting about marks (b) asking for help (c) making eye contact (d) saying “I can’t”
- 37.🤝 Reliable or unreliable: making up excuses? (a) reliable (b) unreliable
- 38.True or false: “It’s not my fault — the others were too slow.” is an excuse. (a) False (b) True
- 39.⏱️ Self-control or giving in? “I’m tired, but I’ll do my 15 minutes of practice.” (a) self-control (b) giving in
- 40.True or false: “It is my turn to water the plants. I will do it now.” is an excuse. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- responsible
- showing off
- start with 10 minutes
- talking over others
- leaving the mess behind
- starting on the last day
- growth mindset
- telling early if delayed
- promising then vanishing
- True
- reliable
- irresponsible
- True
- False
- True
- cleaning up after art
- forgetting what you said
- a promise broken
- take on only one
- learning from it
- keep it in another room
- “I can try this.”
- study for the test
- “What can we learn?”
- saying yes to please all
- poor planning
- for surprises
- False
- putting others down
- True
- saying “not my job”
- giving in
- fixed mindset
- responsible
- True
- boasting about marks
- unreliable
- True
- self-control
- False
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