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.🤝 Was the promise kept or broken? “I promised to help paint the banner, then went home.” (a) a promise kept (b) a promise broken
- 2.Which of these is learning from a mistake? (a) tearing up the work (b) hiding the result (c) trying a new method (d) saying “I’m just bad”
- 3.Which of these is an irresponsible habit? (a) skipping your duty (b) reporting a broken bench (c) cleaning up after art (d) checking your own work
- 4.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
- 5.True or false: “giving up after a day” shows self-discipline. (a) False (b) True
- 6.⏳ Why keep a spare day or two before the deadline? (a) there is no need (b) to start late (c) for surprises (d) to rest only
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting early (b) using a simple timetable (c) breaking work into steps (d) no spare time
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not doing your part (b) telling early if delayed (c) arriving very late (d) forgetting what you said
- 9.🌤️ Positive or negative attitude? “The rain cancelled the match — let’s practise indoors.” (a) a negative attitude (b) a positive attitude
- 10.🤝 Reliable or unreliable: finishing on the set day? (a) unreliable (b) reliable
- 11.True or false: “My part is late. I will finish it tonight and tell the team.” is a responsible reply. (a) False (b) True
- 12.True or false: “doing your class duty” is an irresponsible habit. (a) True (b) False
- 13.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
- 14.💬 Which self-talk builds confidence? (a) “I always fail.” (b) “I can try this.” (c) “Others are better.” (d) “I am useless.”
- 15.🙋 Responsible or irresponsible: hiding a broken item? (a) responsible (b) irresponsible
- 16.True or false: “One more episode? No — homework first.” shows giving in. (a) False (b) True
- 17.❌ You got 4 out of 10 in a quiz. What is the best next step? (a) stop studying (b) hide the paper (c) blame the questions (d) find what went wrong
- 18.Which of these is giving up after a mistake? (a) practising the weak part (b) never trying again (c) asking what went wrong (d) trying a new method
- 19.True or false: “saying “not my job”” is a responsible habit. (a) False (b) True
- 20.Which of these is a responsible habit? (a) waiting to be told (b) losing borrowed books (c) owning up to a mistake (d) saying “not my job”
- 21.True or false: “breaking work into steps” is good project planning. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🎒 What does being responsible mostly mean? (a) doing only fun tasks (b) waiting to be told (c) blaming others (d) doing what you should
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) avoiding new things (b) saying “I can’t” (c) volunteering to lead (d) never raising a hand
- 24.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) talent is fixed (b) effort is useless (c) skills grow with effort (d) smart is born
- 25.🏏 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
- 26.True or false: “blaming the weather” is an irresponsible habit. (a) False (b) True
- 27.True or false: “noting the lesson” is learning from a mistake. (a) False (b) True
- 28.True or false: “Feedback is an attack on me.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
- 29.Which of these is an unreliable habit? (a) finishing on the set day (b) promising only what fits (c) ignoring team messages (d) coming when you said
- 30.Which of these is showing off? (a) saying “I’ll try” (b) saying “I can’t” (c) hiding at the back (d) acting like a know-all
- 31.True or false: “I promised to come at 4, but I came at 5 without telling anyone.” is a promise kept. (a) True (b) False
- 32.⏰ You promised to finish the team slides by Thursday, but you fall ill. What should you do? (a) send them on Monday (b) tell the team early (c) say nothing (d) blame the computer
- 33.💪 Confidence, low confidence or showing off: mumbling answers? (a) showing off (b) low confidence (c) confidence
- 34.🌤️ Positive or negative attitude? “This is hard, but I’ll break it into steps.” (a) a positive attitude (b) a negative attitude
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing tasks first (b) checking progress weekly (c) no task list (d) breaking work into steps
- 36.⏱️ Self-control or giving in? “I’ll skip practice today; it’s a bit cold.” (a) giving in (b) self-control
- 37.Which of these is an irresponsible habit? (a) keeping your desk tidy (b) losing borrowed books (c) returning borrowed books (d) owning up to a mistake
- 38.True or false: “hiding the result” is giving up after a mistake. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🤝 Was the promise kept or broken? “You asked for my notes by Friday. Here they are, on Friday.” (a) a promise kept (b) a promise broken
- 40.🔁 After a mistake — learning from it or giving up: noting the lesson? (a) learning from it (b) giving up
Answer key
- a promise broken
- trying a new method
- skipping your duty
- growth mindset
- False
- for surprises
- no spare time
- telling early if delayed
- a positive attitude
- reliable
- True
- False
- True
- “I can try this.”
- irresponsible
- False
- find what went wrong
- never trying again
- False
- owning up to a mistake
- True
- doing what you should
- volunteering to lead
- skills grow with effort
- message the captain
- True
- True
- False
- ignoring team messages
- acting like a know-all
- False
- tell the team early
- low confidence
- a positive attitude
- no task list
- giving in
- losing borrowed books
- True
- a promise kept
- learning from it
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