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: “saying yes to please all” is an unreliable habit. (a) False (b) True
- 2.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) avoiding challenges (b) giving up quickly (c) trying new strategies (d) ignoring feedback
- 3.True or false: “I said I would set up the chairs at 8. I came at 7:55.” is a promise broken. (a) True (b) False
- 4.True or false: “I forgot the chart. I will bring it tomorrow before class.” is an excuse. (a) False (b) True
- 5.Which of these is a reliable habit? (a) forgetting what you said (b) making up excuses (c) arriving very late (d) saying no if you can’t
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying new strategies (b) asking for help early (c) ignoring feedback (d) enjoying challenges
- 7.🧍 How does a confident person usually stand? (a) hiding behind others (b) arms over the face (c) straight, head up (d) slouched, eyes down
- 8.True or false: “returning things on time” is an unreliable habit. (a) False (b) True
- 9.Which of these is good project planning? (a) starting on the last day (b) no spare time (c) listing tasks first (d) forgetting the due date
- 10.Which of these is a responsible habit? (a) losing borrowed books (b) hiding a broken item (c) skipping your duty (d) cleaning up after art
- 11.🙋 Responsible or irresponsible: blaming the weather? (a) responsible (b) irresponsible
- 12.✂️ Your team must make 45 thank-you cards in 5 days, the same number each day. How many thank-you cards a day?
- 13.Which of these shows low confidence? (a) fearing every mistake (b) saying “I’ll try” (c) standing up straight (d) mocking weaker players
- 14.📅 Good or poor project planning: using a simple timetable? (a) poor planning (b) good planning
- 15.🧹 It is your turn to clean the board, but your friends are going out to play. What do you do? (a) ask a friend to lie (b) leave it for tomorrow (c) pretend you forgot (d) clean the board first
- 16.🤝 Reliable or unreliable: writing promises down? (a) unreliable (b) reliable
- 17.⏰ You start at 3:45 PM. Homework takes 30 minutes, then project work takes 40 minutes. When will you finish? (a) 4:25 PM (b) 4:15 PM (c) 5:10 PM (d) 4:55 PM
- 18.True or false: “starting without nagging” shows no self-discipline. (a) True (b) False
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing promises down (b) telling early if delayed (c) promising only what fits (d) not doing your part
- 20.🤝 Was the promise kept or broken? “I said I would send my slides, but I never did.” (a) a promise kept (b) a promise broken
- 21.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
- 22.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I’ll ask for help.” (b) “I need a new plan.” (c) “I will practise more.” (d) “I am not smart.”
- 23.True or false: “I lost the book, but books get lost all the time.” is an excuse. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) doing only easy bits (b) listing tasks first (c) using a simple timetable (d) checking progress weekly
- 25.🤝 Reliable or unreliable: promising only what fits? (a) unreliable (b) reliable
- 26.📅 Good or poor project planning: hard part first? (a) poor planning (b) good planning
- 27.🌤️ What does a positive attitude mean? (a) blaming others (b) expecting the worst (c) seeing ways forward (d) complaining a lot
- 28.🙋 Responsible or irresponsible: hiding a broken item? (a) responsible (b) irresponsible
- 29.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: enjoying challenges? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
- 30.Which of these shows confidence? (a) hiding at the back (b) never raising a hand (c) trying for the team (d) mumbling answers
- 31.Which of these is poor project planning? (a) keeping spare days (b) starting on the last day (c) setting mini-deadlines (d) listing tasks first
- 32.Which of these shows no self-discipline? (a) finishing what you start (b) practising daily (c) sleeping on time (d) gaming till midnight
- 33.🙋 You don’t understand a sum in class. A confident student will… (a) stay quiet (b) copy a friend (c) give up (d) ask the teacher
- 34.True or false: “I didn’t get the role, but I can help backstage.” shows a positive attitude. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🤝 A friend asks for help on Saturday, but you already promised to visit your grandmother. What is best? (a) say no kindly (b) skip Grandma’s visit (c) say yes to both (d) switch off your phone
- 36.True or false: “We lost today, but our passing got better.” shows a negative attitude. (a) True (b) False
- 37.True or false: “using a simple timetable” is poor project planning. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing how long (b) keeping spare days (c) hard part first (d) starting early
- 39.Which of these is giving up after a mistake? (a) trying a new method (b) asking for feedback (c) asking what went wrong (d) never trying again
- 40.💪 Confidence, low confidence or showing off: volunteering to lead? (a) confidence (b) low confidence (c) showing off
Answer key
- True
- trying new strategies
- False
- False
- saying no if you can’t
- ignoring feedback
- straight, head up
- False
- listing tasks first
- cleaning up after art
- irresponsible
- 9
- fearing every mistake
- good planning
- clean the board first
- reliable
- 4:55 PM
- False
- not doing your part
- a promise broken
- fixed mindset
- “I am not smart.”
- True
- doing only easy bits
- reliable
- good planning
- seeing ways forward
- irresponsible
- growth habit
- trying for the team
- starting on the last day
- gaming till midnight
- ask the teacher
- True
- say no kindly
- False
- False
- guessing how long
- never trying again
- confidence
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