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 a responsible habit? (a) blaming the weather (b) cleaning up after art (c) hiding a broken item (d) saying “not my job”
- 2.⏱️ Self-control or giving in? “I’ll save half my pocket money for the cricket bat.” (a) self-control (b) giving in
- 3.True or false: “I promised to help paint the banner, then went home.” is a promise broken. (a) True (b) False
- 4.True or false: “coming when you said” is an unreliable habit. (a) False (b) True
- 5.True or false: “starting early” is good project planning. (a) False (b) True
- 6.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
- 7.🤝 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
- 8.True or false: “tearing up the work” is giving up after a mistake. (a) True (b) False
- 9.🔁 After a mistake — learning from it or giving up: blaming bad luck? (a) learning from it (b) giving up
- 10.🤝 A friend asks for help on Saturday, but you already promised to visit your grandmother. What is best? (a) say no kindly (b) say yes to both (c) switch off your phone (d) skip Grandma’s visit
- 11.True or false: “Not my problem — someone else can clean it.” is an excuse. (a) False (b) True
- 12.💪 Confidence, low confidence or showing off: bragging after a win? (a) low confidence (b) confidence (c) showing off
- 13.Which of these is good project planning? (a) using a simple timetable (b) forgetting the due date (c) doing only easy bits (d) guessing how long
- 14.True or false: “I forgot the chart. I will bring it tomorrow before class.” is an excuse. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “I’ll never draw well.” (b) “She is just lucky.” (c) “Drawing is silly.” (d) “I can learn from her.”
- 16.True or false: “blaming bad luck” is learning from a mistake. (a) False (b) True
- 17.True or false: “no spare time” is poor project planning. (a) True (b) False
- 18.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
- 19.True or false: “practising the weak part” is giving up after a mistake. (a) False (b) True
- 20.Which of these is showing off? (a) never raising a hand (b) acting like a know-all (c) asking for help (d) making eye contact
- 21.🏸 You want to get better at badminton. What shows self-discipline? (a) play once a month (b) practise a little daily (c) wait for a coach (d) only watch others
- 22.True or false: “promising only what fits” is a reliable habit. (a) False (b) True
- 23.📅 Good or poor project planning: no spare time? (a) good planning (b) poor planning
- 24.True or false: “ignoring the timetable” is poor project planning. (a) True (b) False
- 25.🌤️ Positive or negative attitude? “Your idea will never work.” (a) a positive attitude (b) a negative attitude
- 26.💬 Which self-talk builds confidence? (a) “Others are better.” (b) “I am useless.” (c) “I always fail.” (d) “I can try this.”
- 27.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
- 28.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Feedback is an attack on me.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
- 29.💪 Confidence, low confidence or showing off: making eye contact? (a) showing off (b) confidence (c) low confidence
- 30.True or false: “checking your diary” is an unreliable habit. (a) True (b) False
- 31.📅 Good or poor project planning: hard part first? (a) poor planning (b) good planning
- 32.🪑 You see a broken bench in class that could hurt someone. What is best? (a) ignore it (b) tell nobody (c) sit on it anyway (d) report it to a teacher
- 33.💪 Confidence, low confidence or showing off: mumbling answers? (a) showing off (b) low confidence (c) confidence
- 34.✂️ Your team must make 18 paper bags in 6 days, the same number each day. How many paper bags a day?
- 35.⏱️ Self-discipline or not: sleeping on time? (a) no self-discipline (b) self-discipline
- 36.📚 Your exam is in two weeks. What is the disciplined plan? (a) study a bit every day (b) read only the easy part (c) skip it and hope (d) study the night before
- 37.Which of these is learning from a mistake? (a) never trying again (b) saying “I’m just bad” (c) quitting the club (d) saying sorry and fixing
- 38.Which of these is poor project planning? (a) listing tasks first (b) setting mini-deadlines (c) keeping spare days (d) one huge deadline
- 39.⏱️ Self-control or giving in? “Just one more game… and one more.” (a) giving in (b) self-control
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) never trying again (c) saying “I’m just bad” (d) hiding the result
Answer key
- cleaning up after art
- self-control
- True
- False
- True
- growth mindset
- a promise kept
- True
- giving up
- say no kindly
- True
- showing off
- using a simple timetable
- False
- “I can learn from her.”
- False
- True
- False
- False
- acting like a know-all
- practise a little daily
- True
- poor planning
- True
- a negative attitude
- “I can try this.”
- False
- fixed mindset
- confidence
- False
- good planning
- report it to a teacher
- low confidence
- 3
- self-discipline
- study a bit every day
- saying sorry and fixing
- one huge deadline
- giving in
- asking for feedback
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