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.Which of these shows confidence? (a) asking for help (b) bragging after a win (c) never raising a hand (d) fearing every mistake
- 2.True or false: “Just one more game… and one more.” shows giving in. (a) False (b) True
- 3.Which of these is poor project planning? (a) setting mini-deadlines (b) hard part first (c) no spare time (d) breaking work into steps
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new method (b) saying “I’m just bad” (c) quitting the club (d) blaming bad luck
- 5.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
- 6.True or false: “We lost today, but our passing got better.” shows a positive attitude. (a) False (b) True
- 7.🤝 Reliable or unreliable: telling early if delayed? (a) unreliable (b) reliable
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving very late (b) not doing your part (c) finishing on the set day (d) agreeing to everything
- 9.True or false: “It’s not my fault — the others were too slow.” is a responsible reply. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) returning borrowed books (b) reporting a broken bench (c) saying “not my job” (d) keeping your desk tidy
- 11.Which of these is poor project planning? (a) using a simple timetable (b) breaking work into steps (c) hard part first (d) guessing how long
- 12.True or false: “practising hard skills” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
- 13.✋ The class wants you to lead three clubs, but you only have time for one. What is wise? (a) agree to all three (b) say yes to please them (c) take on only one (d) agree, then skip two
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) losing borrowed books (b) hiding a broken item (c) blaming the weather (d) owning up to a mistake
- 15.🙏 You said something unkind to a teammate in anger. What should you do? (a) say it again (b) pretend it didn’t happen (c) blame them (d) say sorry and mean it
- 16.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “It’s easy for you.” (b) “You were born smart.” (c) “You worked so hard!” (d) “You are a genius!”
- 17.📅 Good or poor project planning: using a simple timetable? (a) good planning (b) poor planning
- 18.True or false: “ignoring the timetable” is good project planning. (a) False (b) True
- 19.Which of these shows self-discipline? (a) leaving tasks half-done (b) putting work off (c) waking up late daily (d) phone away for study
- 20.Which of these is learning from a mistake? (a) asking for feedback (b) quitting the club (c) blaming bad luck (d) saying “I’m just bad”
- 21.True or false: “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🛏️ You planned to wake at 6 to revise, but your bed is cosy. What builds self-discipline? (a) revise next week (b) sleep two more hours (c) skip revision (d) get up as planned
- 23.True or false: “I spent all my savings on snacks again.” shows self-control. (a) True (b) False
- 24.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) ignoring feedback (b) hiding your mistakes (c) enjoying challenges (d) avoiding challenges
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “I can’t” (b) saying “I’ll try” (c) speaking up in class (d) making eye contact
- 26.True or false: “praising effort” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
- 27.True or false: “saying “not my job”” is a responsible habit. (a) True (b) False
- 28.Which of these is a reliable habit? (a) agreeing to everything (b) telling early if delayed (c) arriving very late (d) not doing your part
- 29.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
- 30.Which of these is good project planning? (a) using a simple timetable (b) no spare time (c) starting on the last day (d) doing only easy bits
- 31.🎒 What does being responsible mostly mean? (a) doing what you should (b) waiting to be told (c) doing only fun tasks (d) blaming others
- 32.Which of these is poor project planning? (a) hard part first (b) setting mini-deadlines (c) forgetting the due date (d) listing tasks first
- 33.True or false: “Let me try a different way.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
- 34.🤝 Reliable or unreliable: promising then vanishing? (a) reliable (b) unreliable
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing what you start (b) sleeping on time (c) leaving tasks half-done (d) saving pocket money
- 36.🙋 Responsible or irresponsible: skipping your duty? (a) responsible (b) irresponsible
- 37.📝 You notice a mistake in your homework that the teacher marked right. What is honest? (a) change a friend’s work (b) keep quiet (c) tell the teacher (d) tear the page out
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) doing your class duty (b) losing borrowed books (c) returning borrowed books (d) keeping your desk tidy
- 39.💬 Which self-talk builds confidence? (a) “I can try this.” (b) “Others are better.” (c) “I always fail.” (d) “I am useless.”
- 40.🙋 Responsible or irresponsible: owning up to a mistake? (a) irresponsible (b) responsible
Answer key
- asking for help
- True
- no spare time
- trying a new method
- False
- True
- reliable
- finishing on the set day
- False
- saying “not my job”
- guessing how long
- True
- take on only one
- owning up to a mistake
- say sorry and mean it
- “You worked so hard!”
- good planning
- False
- phone away for study
- asking for feedback
- False
- get up as planned
- False
- enjoying challenges
- saying “I can’t”
- True
- False
- telling early if delayed
- False
- using a simple timetable
- doing what you should
- forgetting the due date
- True
- unreliable
- leaving tasks half-done
- irresponsible
- tell the teacher
- losing borrowed books
- “I can try this.”
- responsible
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