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 is giving up after a mistake? (a) noting the lesson (b) asking for feedback (c) hiding the result (d) trying a new method
- 2.Which of these is good project planning? (a) ignoring the timetable (b) forgetting the due date (c) no task list (d) breaking work into steps
- 3.🔁 Why are mistakes useful? (a) they show what to fix (b) they never help (c) they should be hidden (d) they mean you are bad
- 4.Which of these shows self-discipline? (a) leaving tasks half-done (b) saving pocket money (c) snacking instead of work (d) putting work off
- 5.True or false: “speaking up in class” shows low confidence. (a) False (b) True
- 6.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) giving up quickly (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) trying new strategies (d) avoiding challenges
- 7.🗓️ Your project is due in three weeks. When should you start? (a) after it is due (b) in the third week (c) the night before (d) this week
- 8.🔁 After a mistake — learning from it or giving up: hiding the result? (a) giving up (b) learning from it
- 9.💪 Confidence, low confidence or showing off: acting like a know-all? (a) confidence (b) showing off (c) low confidence
- 10.Which of these is good project planning? (a) no task list (b) doing only easy bits (c) keeping spare days (d) guessing how long
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your own work (b) hiding a broken item (c) doing your fair share (d) owning up to a mistake
- 12.⏱️ Self-discipline or not: snacking instead of work? (a) self-discipline (b) no self-discipline
- 13.💬 Which self-talk builds confidence? (a) “Others are better.” (b) “I can try this.” (c) “I always fail.” (d) “I am useless.”
- 14.Which of these is showing off? (a) mumbling answers (b) bragging after a win (c) avoiding new things (d) fearing every mistake
- 15.📅 Good or poor project planning: listing tasks first? (a) poor planning (b) good planning
- 16.🔁 After a mistake — learning from it or giving up: practising the weak part? (a) giving up (b) learning from it
- 17.📒 What is a good way not to forget your promises? (a) hope for the best (b) make more promises (c) write them down (d) never promise anything
- 18.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) talent is fixed (b) smart is born (c) skills grow with effort (d) effort is useless
- 19.🙋 Responsible or irresponsible: cleaning up after art? (a) irresponsible (b) responsible
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting on the last day (b) forgetting the due date (c) breaking work into steps (d) one huge deadline
- 21.⏱️ Self-discipline or not: waking up late daily? (a) self-discipline (b) no self-discipline
- 22.💪 Confidence, low confidence or showing off: volunteering to lead? (a) showing off (b) confidence (c) low confidence
- 23.True or false: “returning borrowed books” is a responsible habit. (a) False (b) True
- 24.True or false: “phone away for study” shows no self-discipline. (a) False (b) True
- 25.True or false: “reporting a broken bench” is a responsible habit. (a) False (b) True
- 26.Which of these shows confidence? (a) acting like a know-all (b) standing up straight (c) mumbling answers (d) talking over others
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing what you start (b) skipping practice (c) sleeping on time (d) practising daily
- 28.🙋 Responsible or irresponsible: hiding a broken item? (a) irresponsible (b) responsible
- 29.Which of these is giving up after a mistake? (a) saying sorry and fixing (b) trying a new method (c) quitting the club (d) asking what went wrong
- 30.🧪 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) “What can we learn?” (d) “I knew it would fail.”
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying new strategies (b) learning from feedback (c) enjoying challenges (d) ignoring feedback
- 32.True or false: “Let me try a different way.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
- 33.Which of these is giving up after a mistake? (a) asking what went wrong (b) tearing up the work (c) asking for feedback (d) saying sorry and fixing
- 34.True or false: “asking what went wrong” is learning from a mistake. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: giving up quickly? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
- 36.🔁 After a mistake — learning from it or giving up: quitting the club? (a) learning from it (b) giving up
- 37.Which of these is poor project planning? (a) one huge deadline (b) breaking work into steps (c) hard part first (d) using a simple timetable
- 38.🙋 Responsible or irresponsible: doing your class duty? (a) irresponsible (b) responsible
- 39.Which of these is a reliable habit? (a) not doing your part (b) agreeing to everything (c) telling early if delayed (d) arriving very late
- 40.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) praising effort (b) hiding your mistakes (c) ignoring feedback (d) giving up quickly
Answer key
- hiding the result
- breaking work into steps
- they show what to fix
- saving pocket money
- False
- trying new strategies
- this week
- giving up
- showing off
- keeping spare days
- hiding a broken item
- no self-discipline
- “I can try this.”
- bragging after a win
- good planning
- learning from it
- write them down
- skills grow with effort
- responsible
- breaking work into steps
- no self-discipline
- confidence
- True
- False
- True
- standing up straight
- skipping practice
- irresponsible
- quitting the club
- “What can we learn?”
- ignoring feedback
- True
- tearing up the work
- True
- fixed habit
- giving up
- one huge deadline
- responsible
- telling early if delayed
- praising effort
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