Leadership Skills Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Leadership lesson 8: Part 1 test: leading yourself · Set 68 · 40 questions

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.

1. 1.True or false: “starting early” is poor project planning. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is good project planning? (a) ignoring the timetable (b) no task list (c) one huge deadline (d) using a simple timetable
3. 3.True or false: “She is just born talented.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Feedback is an attack on me.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
5. 5.🙋 Responsible or irresponsible: owning up to a mistake? (a) responsible (b) irresponsible
6. 6.🆕 You are new to the football team. What shows quiet confidence? (a) boast about skills (b) wait to be noticed (c) introduce yourself (d) skip practice
7. 7.🔁 After a mistake — learning from it or giving up: blaming bad luck? (a) giving up (b) learning from it
8. 8.True or false: “We lost. This team is hopeless.” shows a negative attitude. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these shows self-discipline? (a) skipping practice (b) phone away for study (c) gaming till midnight (d) waking up late daily
10. 10.🧩 A big project feels scary. What should you do first? (a) give up (b) do it all at once (c) wait for help (d) break it into steps
11. 11.🤝 Reliable or unreliable: making up excuses? (a) unreliable (b) reliable
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what went wrong (b) tearing up the work (c) noting the lesson (d) saying sorry and fixing
13. 13.🙋 Responsible or irresponsible: doing your fair share? (a) responsible (b) irresponsible
14. 14.True or false: “returning borrowed books” is a responsible habit. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🏏 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) go back to sleep (b) pretend you were ill (c) skip practice (d) message the captain
16. 16.Which of these is an unreliable habit? (a) saying yes to please all (b) finishing on the set day (c) promising only what fits (d) writing promises down
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing what you start (b) skipping practice (c) leaving tasks half-done (d) waking up late daily
18. 18.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I am not smart.” (b) “I need a new plan.” (c) “I’ll ask for help.” (d) “I will practise more.”
19. 19.True or false: “waking up late daily” shows no self-discipline. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making eye contact (b) mocking weaker players (c) trying for the team (d) standing up straight
21. 21.True or false: “I’m tired, but I’ll do my 15 minutes of practice.” shows giving in. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.⏰ You start at 5:45 PM. Homework takes 25 minutes, then project work takes 35 minutes. When will you finish? (a) 7:00 PM (b) 6:45 PM (c) 6:10 PM (d) 6:20 PM
23. 23.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔁 After a mistake — learning from it or giving up: saying “I’m just bad”? (a) giving up (b) learning from it
25. 25.🗓️ Your project is due in three weeks. When should you start? (a) this week (b) after it is due (c) in the third week (d) the night before
26. 26.🤝 Reliable or unreliable: telling early if delayed? (a) unreliable (b) reliable
27. 27.True or false: “asking what went wrong” is giving up after a mistake. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting on the last day (b) hard part first (c) breaking work into steps (d) listing tasks first
29. 29.Which of these is poor project planning? (a) hard part first (b) starting on the last day (c) starting early (d) using a simple timetable
30. 30.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: praising effort? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
31. 31.Which of these is a reliable habit? (a) agreeing to everything (b) promising then vanishing (c) not doing your part (d) checking your diary
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) saying “I’m just bad” (c) tearing up the work (d) asking what went wrong
33. 33.True or false: “ignoring feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “checking your own work” is a responsible habit. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) skills grow with effort (b) smart is born (c) effort is useless (d) talent is fixed
36. 36.⏰ You promised to finish the team slides by Thursday, but you fall ill. What should you do? (a) say nothing (b) send them on Monday (c) blame the computer (d) tell the team early
37. 37.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: hiding your mistakes? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
38. 38.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) envying others (b) learning from feedback (c) hiding your mistakes (d) ignoring feedback
39. 39.True or false: “doing only easy bits” is good project planning. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) ignoring feedback (c) avoiding challenges (d) sticking to easy tasks

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