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: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
- 2.Which of these is an irresponsible habit? (a) cleaning up after art (b) hiding a broken item (c) owning up to a mistake (d) fixing what you broke
- 3.📅 Good or poor project planning: ignoring the timetable? (a) poor planning (b) good planning
- 4.⏱️ Self-control or giving in? “I spent all my savings on snacks again.” (a) giving in (b) self-control
- 5.Which of these is poor project planning? (a) guessing how long (b) keeping spare days (c) hard part first (d) listing tasks first
- 6.True or false: “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
- 7.True or false: “returning borrowed books” is a responsible habit. (a) False (b) True
- 8.True or false: “I didn’t do my part because nobody told me again.” is a responsible reply. (a) False (b) True
- 9.💪 Confidence, low confidence or showing off: saying “I’ll try”? (a) confidence (b) low confidence (c) showing off
- 10.⏳ Why keep a spare day or two before the deadline? (a) there is no need (b) to rest only (c) to start late (d) for surprises
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cleaning up after art (b) reporting a broken bench (c) keeping your desk tidy (d) hiding a broken item
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) agreeing to everything (b) not doing your part (c) telling early if delayed (d) making up excuses
- 13.True or false: “sticking to a routine” shows no self-discipline. (a) True (b) False
- 14.True or false: “arriving very late” is a reliable habit. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🤝 Reliable or unreliable: returning things on time? (a) unreliable (b) reliable
- 16.True or false: “quitting the club” is giving up after a mistake. (a) True (b) False
- 17.Which of these is good project planning? (a) doing only easy bits (b) starting on the last day (c) setting mini-deadlines (d) one huge deadline
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrolling during study (b) gaming till midnight (c) starting without nagging (d) skipping practice
- 19.True or false: “avoiding challenges” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the mess behind (b) keeping your desk tidy (c) doing your fair share (d) fixing what you broke
- 21.Which of these is giving up after a mistake? (a) hiding the result (b) asking what went wrong (c) practising the weak part (d) asking for feedback
- 22.True or false: “I’ll skip practice today; it’s a bit cold.” shows self-control. (a) True (b) False
- 23.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no spare time (b) using a simple timetable (c) forgetting the due date (d) one huge deadline
- 25.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
- 26.Which of these shows no self-discipline? (a) starting without nagging (b) finishing what you start (c) sticking to a routine (d) leaving tasks half-done
- 27.True or false: “avoiding challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
- 28.Which of these is a responsible habit? (a) hiding a broken item (b) saying “not my job” (c) returning borrowed books (d) blaming the weather
- 29.🙋 Is this a responsible reply or an excuse? “I lost the book, but books get lost all the time.” (a) a responsible reply (b) an excuse
- 30.🔁 After a mistake — learning from it or giving up: asking what went wrong? (a) giving up (b) learning from it
- 31.🎤 You are nervous before speaking at the assembly. What helps most? (a) practise it aloud first (b) skip the assembly (c) read very fast (d) look at the floor
- 32.🧪 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) “I knew it would fail.” (d) “What can we learn?”
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) blaming bad luck (c) noting the lesson (d) asking what went wrong
- 34.True or false: “reporting a broken bench” is a responsible habit. (a) False (b) True
- 35.True or false: “I promised Mum I would finish homework before TV, and I did.” is a promise broken. (a) False (b) True
- 36.True or false: “I made the error in the total. Let me fix it.” is an excuse. (a) True (b) False
- 37.⏱️ Self-discipline or not: leaving tasks half-done? (a) self-discipline (b) no self-discipline
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) acting like a know-all (b) mocking weaker players (c) boasting about marks (d) hiding at the back
- 39.⚽ Your team lost the final. What should the captain say? (a) “We are the worst.” (b) “Proud of our effort.” (c) “You all let me down.” (d) “It was the referee.”
- 40.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) avoiding challenges (b) learning from feedback (c) trying new strategies (d) enjoying challenges
Answer key
- True
- hiding a broken item
- poor planning
- giving in
- guessing how long
- True
- True
- False
- confidence
- for surprises
- hiding a broken item
- telling early if delayed
- False
- False
- reliable
- True
- setting mini-deadlines
- starting without nagging
- False
- leaving the mess behind
- hiding the result
- False
- fixed mindset
- using a simple timetable
- True
- leaving tasks half-done
- True
- returning borrowed books
- an excuse
- learning from it
- practise it aloud first
- “What can we learn?”
- blaming bad luck
- True
- False
- False
- no self-discipline
- hiding at the back
- “Proud of our effort.”
- avoiding challenges
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