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.⏱️ Self-discipline or not: homework before games? (a) self-discipline (b) no self-discipline
- 2.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: learning from feedback? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
- 3.True or false: “skipping your duty” is a responsible habit. (a) True (b) False
- 4.⚽ Your team lost the final. What should the captain say? (a) “Proud of our effort.” (b) “We are the worst.” (c) “You all let me down.” (d) “It was the referee.”
- 5.🔁 After a mistake — learning from it or giving up: trying a new method? (a) giving up (b) learning from it
- 6.✋ The class wants you to lead three clubs, but you only have time for one. What is wise? (a) agree, then skip two (b) agree to all three (c) say yes to please them (d) take on only one
- 7.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “She is just born talented.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) coming when you said (b) checking your diary (c) promising only what fits (d) not doing your part
- 9.🙋 Is this a responsible reply or an excuse? “I didn’t do my part because nobody told me again.” (a) a responsible reply (b) an excuse
- 10.True or false: “finishing on the set day” is an unreliable habit. (a) False (b) True
- 11.True or false: “saying yes to please all” is an unreliable habit. (a) False (b) True
- 12.True or false: “asking what went wrong” is learning from a mistake. (a) True (b) False
- 13.🧪 Your team’s science model fell apart at the fair. A positive leader says… (a) “I knew it would fail.” (b) “Let’s never try again.” (c) “What can we learn?” (d) “This team is useless.”
- 14.True or false: “no task list” is poor project planning. (a) False (b) True
- 15.True or false: “Not my problem — someone else can clean it.” is an excuse. (a) False (b) True
- 16.💪 Confidence, low confidence or showing off: volunteering to lead? (a) confidence (b) showing off (c) low confidence
- 17.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) learning from feedback (b) trying new strategies (c) giving up quickly (d) practising hard skills
- 18.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: envying others? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
- 19.🌟 Why does keeping promises matter for a leader? (a) you look busy (b) people can trust you (c) you win prizes (d) it is a school rule
- 20.True or false: “We lost today, but our passing got better.” shows a negative attitude. (a) True (b) False
- 21.Which of these is good project planning? (a) keeping spare days (b) ignoring the timetable (c) one huge deadline (d) guessing how long
- 22.True or false: “I’ll skip practice today; it’s a bit cold.” shows self-control. (a) True (b) False
- 23.True or false: “Not my problem — someone else can clean it.” is a responsible reply. (a) False (b) True
- 24.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) talent is fixed (b) skills grow with effort (c) smart is born (d) effort is useless
- 25.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) praising effort (b) ignoring feedback (c) asking for help early (d) practising hard skills
- 26.True or false: “I made the error in the total. Let me fix it.” is an excuse. (a) False (b) True
- 27.True or false: “trying a new method” is giving up after a mistake. (a) False (b) True
- 28.📅 Good or poor project planning: listing tasks first? (a) good planning (b) poor planning
- 29.🤝 A friend asks for help on Saturday, but you already promised to visit your grandmother. What is best? (a) switch off your phone (b) say no kindly (c) skip Grandma’s visit (d) say yes to both
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never raising a hand (b) hiding at the back (c) standing up straight (d) avoiding new things
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying new strategies (b) enjoying challenges (c) hiding your mistakes (d) praising effort
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) doing your fair share (b) cleaning up after art (c) doing your class duty (d) losing borrowed books
- 33.⏱️ Self-discipline or not: snacking instead of work? (a) self-discipline (b) no self-discipline
- 34.⏱️ Self-control or giving in? “I’ll check my phone after this chapter.” (a) self-control (b) giving in
- 35.🙋 Responsible or irresponsible: fixing what you broke? (a) irresponsible (b) responsible
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no task list (b) forgetting the due date (c) ignoring the timetable (d) listing tasks first
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “not my job” (b) fixing what you broke (c) hiding a broken item (d) skipping your duty
- 38.Which of these is good project planning? (a) no task list (b) forgetting the due date (c) one huge deadline (d) using a simple timetable
- 39.🤝 Reliable or unreliable: agreeing to everything? (a) reliable (b) unreliable
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) doing your fair share (b) blaming a teammate (c) fixing what you broke (d) reporting a broken bench
Answer key
- self-discipline
- growth habit
- False
- “Proud of our effort.”
- learning from it
- take on only one
- fixed mindset
- not doing your part
- an excuse
- False
- True
- True
- “What can we learn?”
- True
- True
- confidence
- giving up quickly
- fixed habit
- people can trust you
- False
- keeping spare days
- False
- False
- skills grow with effort
- ignoring feedback
- False
- False
- good planning
- say no kindly
- standing up straight
- hiding your mistakes
- losing borrowed books
- no self-discipline
- self-control
- responsible
- listing tasks first
- fixing what you broke
- using a simple timetable
- unreliable
- blaming a teammate
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