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.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I’ll never be good at drawing.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
- 2.Which of these is a responsible habit? (a) hiding a broken item (b) returning borrowed books (c) blaming a teammate (d) waiting to be told
- 3.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
- 4.🙋 Is this a responsible reply or an excuse? “I lost the book, but books get lost all the time.” (a) a responsible reply (b) an excuse
- 5.True or false: “learning from feedback” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
- 6.Which of these is giving up after a mistake? (a) noting the lesson (b) practising the weak part (c) saying sorry and fixing (d) saying “I’m just bad”
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never raising a hand (b) acting like a know-all (c) talking over others (d) boasting about marks
- 8.True or false: “I said I would bring the ball, but I forgot it again.” is a promise kept. (a) True (b) False
- 9.True or false: “mumbling answers” shows low confidence. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🛏️ You planned to wake at 6 to revise, but your bed is cosy. What builds self-discipline? (a) skip revision (b) get up as planned (c) sleep two more hours (d) revise next week
- 11.📅 Good or poor project planning: doing only easy bits? (a) good planning (b) poor planning
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring team messages (b) promising then vanishing (c) finishing on the set day (d) arriving very late
- 13.🙋 Is this a responsible reply or an excuse? “I didn’t do my part because nobody told me again.” (a) an excuse (b) a responsible reply
- 14.True or false: “I said I would set up the chairs at 8. I came at 7:55.” is a promise kept. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🧍 How does a confident person usually stand? (a) arms over the face (b) hiding behind others (c) straight, head up (d) slouched, eyes down
- 16.🤝 Reliable or unreliable: saying no if you can’t? (a) reliable (b) unreliable
- 17.Which of these is a responsible habit? (a) keeping your desk tidy (b) hiding a broken item (c) waiting to be told (d) saying “not my job”
- 18.True or false: “I’ll start tomorrow. Or next week.” shows giving in. (a) True (b) False
- 19.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
- 20.Which of these is an irresponsible habit? (a) cleaning up after art (b) doing your fair share (c) waiting to be told (d) doing your class duty
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone away for study (b) finishing what you start (c) saving pocket money (d) snacking instead of work
- 22.📅 Your history chart is due in 14 days. Research takes 3 days, making it takes 5 days and practice takes 1 days. How many spare days will you have?
- 23.🙋 Is this a responsible reply or an excuse? “The chart is late because my team is useless.” (a) a responsible reply (b) an excuse
- 24.⏱️ Self-control or giving in? “I spent all my savings on snacks again.” (a) self-control (b) giving in
- 25.True or false: “promising then vanishing” is a reliable habit. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🧪 Your group got a low mark because your part had errors. What should you say? (a) “Marks do not matter.” (b) “My part had errors.” (c) “The others did badly.” (d) “The teacher is unfair.”
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up straight (b) volunteering to lead (c) hiding at the back (d) making eye contact
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving very late (b) promising then vanishing (c) writing promises down (d) ignoring team messages
- 29.True or false: “Let me try a different way.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
- 30.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) practising hard skills (c) avoiding challenges (d) asking for help early
- 31.🙋 Is this a responsible reply or an excuse? “I forgot the chart. I will bring it tomorrow before class.” (a) an excuse (b) a responsible reply
- 32.True or false: “leaving tasks half-done” shows self-discipline. (a) False (b) True
- 33.⏱️ Self-discipline or not: sticking to a routine? (a) self-discipline (b) no self-discipline
- 34.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) talent is fixed (b) effort is useless (c) smart is born (d) skills grow with effort
- 35.🔁 After a mistake — learning from it or giving up: asking what went wrong? (a) giving up (b) learning from it
- 36.🙋 Responsible or irresponsible: doing your fair share? (a) responsible (b) irresponsible
- 37.True or false: “trying for the team” shows confidence. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the weak part (b) asking what went wrong (c) quitting the club (d) noting the lesson
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing how long (b) keeping spare days (c) no spare time (d) doing only easy bits
- 40.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “Drawing is silly.” (b) “I can learn from her.” (c) “She is just lucky.” (d) “I’ll never draw well.”
Answer key
- fixed mindset
- returning borrowed books
- growth mindset
- an excuse
- True
- saying “I’m just bad”
- never raising a hand
- False
- True
- get up as planned
- poor planning
- finishing on the set day
- an excuse
- True
- straight, head up
- reliable
- keeping your desk tidy
- True
- True
- waiting to be told
- snacking instead of work
- 5
- an excuse
- giving in
- False
- “My part had errors.”
- hiding at the back
- writing promises down
- True
- avoiding challenges
- a responsible reply
- False
- self-discipline
- skills grow with effort
- learning from it
- responsible
- True
- quitting the club
- keeping spare days
- “I can learn from her.”
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