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.🏏 You told your team you would be at practice at 7 AM. Your alarm failed and you will be 20 minutes late. What is best? (a) pretend you were ill (b) message the captain (c) go back to sleep (d) skip practice
- 2.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: praising effort? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) praising effort (c) trying new strategies (d) avoiding challenges
- 4.True or false: “noting the lesson” is giving up after a mistake. (a) True (b) False
- 5.True or false: “The chart is late because my team is useless.” is an excuse. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🌤️ Positive or negative attitude? “Rain again. Everything always goes wrong.” (a) a negative attitude (b) a positive attitude
- 7.Which of these shows self-discipline? (a) practising daily (b) putting work off (c) scrolling during study (d) skipping practice
- 8.True or false: “writing promises down” is a reliable habit. (a) True (b) False
- 9.Which of these is a reliable habit? (a) saying yes to please all (b) making up excuses (c) agreeing to everything (d) coming when you said
- 10.True or false: “blaming bad luck” is giving up after a mistake. (a) False (b) True
- 11.True or false: “fearing every mistake” shows low confidence. (a) False (b) True
- 12.Which of these is an unreliable habit? (a) forgetting what you said (b) coming when you said (c) saying no if you can’t (d) telling early if delayed
- 13.⏱️ Self-discipline or not: phone away for study? (a) no self-discipline (b) self-discipline
- 14.⏱️ Self-discipline or not: sticking to a routine? (a) self-discipline (b) no self-discipline
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “I’m just bad” (b) asking for feedback (c) asking what went wrong (d) noting the lesson
- 16.🙋 Responsible or irresponsible: keeping your desk tidy? (a) irresponsible (b) responsible
- 17.💪 Confidence, low confidence or showing off: mumbling answers? (a) showing off (b) confidence (c) low confidence
- 18.Which of these is a responsible habit? (a) losing borrowed books (b) reporting a broken bench (c) blaming a teammate (d) blaming the weather
- 19.True or false: “volunteering to lead” is showing off. (a) True (b) False
- 20.⏱️ Self-control or giving in? “I’ll start tomorrow. Or next week.” (a) giving in (b) self-control
- 21.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) avoiding challenges (b) ignoring feedback (c) envying others (d) enjoying challenges
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) asking for feedback (c) saying sorry and fixing (d) noting the lesson
- 23.🧪 Your group got a low mark because your part had errors. What should you say? (a) “The teacher is unfair.” (b) “Marks do not matter.” (c) “My part had errors.” (d) “The others did badly.”
- 24.🙋 Is this a responsible reply or an excuse? “It is my turn to water the plants. I will do it now.” (a) a responsible reply (b) an excuse
- 25.⏳ Why keep a spare day or two before the deadline? (a) to start late (b) there is no need (c) to rest only (d) for surprises
- 26.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
- 27.True or false: “saving pocket money” shows self-discipline. (a) False (b) True
- 28.Which of these shows confidence? (a) standing up straight (b) mocking weaker players (c) never raising a hand (d) mumbling answers
- 29.Which of these is good project planning? (a) no task list (b) hard part first (c) doing only easy bits (d) forgetting the due date
- 30.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: trying new strategies? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
- 31.🙋 Is this a responsible reply or an excuse? “I forgot the chart. I will bring it tomorrow before class.” (a) a responsible reply (b) an excuse
- 32.True or false: “promising only what fits” is a reliable habit. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🎯 A good trick to start a boring task is to… (a) do it at midnight (b) ask a friend to do it (c) wait for the mood (d) start with 10 minutes
- 34.🤝 Was the promise kept or broken? “I said I would set up the chairs at 8. I came at 7:55.” (a) a promise kept (b) a promise broken
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no task list (b) ignoring the timetable (c) one huge deadline (d) starting early
- 36.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) sticking to easy tasks (b) giving up quickly (c) asking for help early (d) avoiding challenges
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) volunteering to lead (b) standing up straight (c) making eye contact (d) talking over others
- 38.🙋 Responsible or irresponsible: hiding a broken item? (a) responsible (b) irresponsible
- 39.Which of these is an irresponsible habit? (a) cleaning up after art (b) hiding a broken item (c) doing your class duty (d) owning up to a mistake
- 40.Which of these is poor project planning? (a) listing tasks first (b) using a simple timetable (c) guessing how long (d) setting mini-deadlines
Answer key
- message the captain
- growth habit
- avoiding challenges
- False
- True
- a negative attitude
- practising daily
- True
- coming when you said
- True
- True
- forgetting what you said
- self-discipline
- self-discipline
- saying “I’m just bad”
- responsible
- low confidence
- reporting a broken bench
- False
- giving in
- enjoying challenges
- blaming bad luck
- “My part had errors.”
- a responsible reply
- for surprises
- False
- True
- standing up straight
- hard part first
- growth habit
- a responsible reply
- True
- start with 10 minutes
- a promise kept
- starting early
- asking for help early
- talking over others
- irresponsible
- hiding a broken item
- guessing how long
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