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: “I told the coach I would practise daily, and I did all week.” is a promise broken. (a) True (b) False
- 2.💪 Confidence, low confidence or showing off: fearing every mistake? (a) low confidence (b) confidence (c) showing off
- 3.🛏️ 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
- 4.Which of these is good project planning? (a) no task list (b) forgetting the due date (c) one huge deadline (d) using a simple timetable
- 5.True or false: “finishing on the set day” is an unreliable habit. (a) False (b) True
- 6.Which of these is good project planning? (a) one huge deadline (b) hard part first (c) no task list (d) no spare time
- 7.🧪 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.”
- 8.True or false: “My part is late. I will finish it tonight and tell the team.” is a responsible reply. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🤝 Was the promise kept or broken? “I promised Mum I would finish homework before TV, and I did.” (a) a promise broken (b) a promise kept
- 10.🧪 Your group got a low mark because your part had errors. What should you say? (a) “Marks do not matter.” (b) “The others did badly.” (c) “My part had errors.” (d) “The teacher is unfair.”
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cleaning up after art (b) checking your own work (c) returning borrowed books (d) blaming a teammate
- 12.True or false: “envying others” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
- 13.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
- 14.Which of these is a responsible habit? (a) skipping your duty (b) blaming the weather (c) keeping your desk tidy (d) waiting to be told
- 15.Which of these shows confidence? (a) bragging after a win (b) boasting about marks (c) never raising a hand (d) volunteering to lead
- 16.🧍 How does a confident person usually stand? (a) slouched, eyes down (b) arms over the face (c) hiding behind others (d) straight, head up
- 17.True or false: “envying others” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the mess behind (b) reporting a broken bench (c) skipping your duty (d) blaming a teammate
- 19.True or false: “learning from feedback” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
- 20.❌ You got 4 out of 10 in a quiz. What is the best next step? (a) blame the questions (b) stop studying (c) hide the paper (d) find what went wrong
- 21.🔁 Why are mistakes useful? (a) they mean you are bad (b) they should be hidden (c) they show what to fix (d) they never help
- 22.🤝 Was the promise kept or broken? “I told the coach I would practise daily, and I did all week.” (a) a promise broken (b) a promise kept
- 23.True or false: “I didn’t get the role, so I quit.” shows a positive attitude. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🤝 Reliable or unreliable: not doing your part? (a) reliable (b) unreliable
- 25.Which of these is giving up after a mistake? (a) noting the lesson (b) practising the weak part (c) hiding the result (d) asking for feedback
- 26.True or false: “Let me try a different way.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
- 27.True or false: “quitting the club” is giving up after a mistake. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking weaker players (b) trying for the team (c) acting like a know-all (d) bragging after a win
- 29.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) smart is born (b) effort is useless (c) skills grow with effort (d) talent is fixed
- 30.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what went wrong (b) quitting the club (c) hiding the result (d) never trying again
- 32.🧩 A big project feels scary. What should you do first? (a) wait for help (b) give up (c) break it into steps (d) do it all at once
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing what you start (b) starting without nagging (c) putting work off (d) sticking to a routine
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) avoiding challenges (b) asking for help early (c) praising effort (d) practising hard skills
- 35.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) avoiding challenges (b) trying new strategies (c) enjoying challenges (d) praising effort
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) avoiding challenges (b) envying others (c) learning from feedback (d) hiding your mistakes
- 37.True or false: “It is my turn to water the plants. I will do it now.” is an excuse. (a) True (b) False
- 38.True or false: “My part is late. I will finish it tonight and tell the team.” is an excuse. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🌤️ Positive or negative attitude? “The rain cancelled the match — let’s practise indoors.” (a) a negative attitude (b) a positive attitude
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up straight (b) volunteering to lead (c) saying “I’ll try” (d) mocking weaker players
Answer key
- False
- low confidence
- get up as planned
- using a simple timetable
- False
- hard part first
- “What can we learn?”
- True
- a promise kept
- “My part had errors.”
- blaming a teammate
- False
- False
- keeping your desk tidy
- volunteering to lead
- straight, head up
- True
- reporting a broken bench
- True
- find what went wrong
- they show what to fix
- a promise kept
- False
- unreliable
- hiding the result
- False
- True
- trying for the team
- skills grow with effort
- True
- asking what went wrong
- break it into steps
- putting work off
- avoiding challenges
- avoiding challenges
- learning from feedback
- False
- False
- a positive attitude
- mocking weaker players
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