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.True or false: “saying sorry and fixing” is learning from a mistake. (a) True (b) False
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) volunteering to lead (c) standing up straight (d) saying “I can’t”
- 3.📱 You sit down to study but your phone keeps buzzing. What helps most? (a) keep it in another room (b) turn the volume up (c) study with it in hand (d) reply to each message
- 4.🗓️ Your project is due in three weeks. When should you start? (a) the night before (b) in the third week (c) after it is due (d) this week
- 5.Which of these shows confidence? (a) avoiding new things (b) hiding at the back (c) speaking up in class (d) fearing every mistake
- 6.🙋 Is this a responsible reply or an excuse? “I broke the ruler, sorry. I will replace it.” (a) an excuse (b) a responsible reply
- 7.True or false: “returning borrowed books” is a responsible habit. (a) False (b) True
- 8.⏱️ Self-control or giving in? “I’m tired, but I’ll do my 15 minutes of practice.” (a) giving in (b) self-control
- 9.True or false: “She is just born talented.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You were born smart.” (b) “You are a genius!” (c) “You worked so hard!” (d) “It’s easy for you.”
- 11.True or false: “I lost the book, but books get lost all the time.” is an excuse. (a) True (b) False
- 12.Which of these shows no self-discipline? (a) homework before games (b) starting without nagging (c) practising daily (d) leaving tasks half-done
- 13.🔁 Why are mistakes useful? (a) they should be hidden (b) they never help (c) they show what to fix (d) they mean you are bad
- 14.🙏 You said something unkind to a teammate in anger. What should you do? (a) pretend it didn’t happen (b) blame them (c) say it again (d) say sorry and mean it
- 15.True or false: “I promised to come at 4, but I came at 5 without telling anyone.” is a promise broken. (a) False (b) True
- 16.Which of these is an unreliable habit? (a) checking your diary (b) finishing on the set day (c) writing promises down (d) agreeing to everything
- 17.True or false: “quitting the club” is giving up after a mistake. (a) False (b) True
- 18.📅 Good or poor project planning: keeping spare days? (a) good planning (b) poor planning
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the lesson (b) tearing up the work (c) asking for feedback (d) trying a new method
- 20.True or false: “practising hard skills” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
- 21.⏰ You start at 4:30 PM. Homework takes 45 minutes, then project work takes 35 minutes. When will you finish? (a) 5:15 PM (b) 6:05 PM (c) 5:50 PM (d) 5:05 PM
- 22.✅ What is a mini-deadline? (a) a date for one step (b) a late fine (c) the final due date (d) a holiday
- 23.True or false: “I spent all my savings on snacks again.” shows giving in. (a) False (b) True
- 24.🌤️ Positive or negative attitude? “This is hard, but I’ll break it into steps.” (a) a negative attitude (b) a positive attitude
- 25.🧪 Your team’s science model fell apart at the fair. A positive leader says… (a) “What can we learn?” (b) “Let’s never try again.” (c) “This team is useless.” (d) “I knew it would fail.”
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fearing every mistake (b) mumbling answers (c) never raising a hand (d) bragging after a win
- 27.True or false: “mocking weaker players” shows confidence. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🛏️ 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
- 29.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) enjoying challenges (b) praising effort (c) giving up quickly (d) practising hard skills
- 30.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: ignoring feedback? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
- 31.📅 Good or poor project planning: no spare time? (a) poor planning (b) good planning
- 32.🌟 Why does keeping promises matter for a leader? (a) you look busy (b) it is a school rule (c) people can trust you (d) you win prizes
- 33.Which of these shows confidence? (a) fearing every mistake (b) talking over others (c) boasting about marks (d) volunteering to lead
- 34.📅 Good or poor project planning: doing only easy bits? (a) poor planning (b) good planning
- 35.True or false: “You asked for my notes by Friday. Here they are, on Friday.” is a promise kept. (a) True (b) False
- 36.True or false: “saying sorry and fixing” is giving up after a mistake. (a) True (b) False
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying no if you can’t (b) coming when you said (c) finishing on the set day (d) ignoring team messages
- 38.📅 Good or poor project planning: guessing how long? (a) good planning (b) poor planning
- 39.📅 Your school play is due in 11 days. Research takes 4 days, making it takes 2 days and practice takes 1 days. How many spare days will you have?
- 40.🔁 After a mistake — learning from it or giving up: never trying again? (a) learning from it (b) giving up
Answer key
- True
- saying “I can’t”
- keep it in another room
- this week
- speaking up in class
- a responsible reply
- True
- self-control
- True
- “You worked so hard!”
- True
- leaving tasks half-done
- they show what to fix
- say sorry and mean it
- True
- agreeing to everything
- True
- good planning
- tearing up the work
- False
- 5:50 PM
- a date for one step
- True
- a positive attitude
- “What can we learn?”
- bragging after a win
- False
- get up as planned
- giving up quickly
- fixed habit
- poor planning
- people can trust you
- volunteering to lead
- poor planning
- True
- False
- ignoring team messages
- poor planning
- 4
- giving up
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