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) boasting about marks (b) mumbling answers (c) volunteering to lead (d) bragging after a win
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring feedback (b) practising hard skills (c) avoiding challenges (d) hiding your mistakes
- 3.📅 Your science model is due in 9 days. Research takes 4 days, making it takes 2 days and practice takes 2 days. How many spare days will you have?
- 4.True or false: “quitting the club” is giving up after a mistake. (a) False (b) True
- 5.Which of these is a reliable habit? (a) saying yes to please all (b) forgetting what you said (c) checking your diary (d) arriving very late
- 6.🗓️ Your project is due in three weeks. When should you start? (a) in the third week (b) this week (c) after it is due (d) the night before
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) volunteering to lead (b) saying “I’ll try” (c) acting like a know-all (d) asking for help
- 8.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
- 9.🎯 A good trick to start a boring task is to… (a) wait for the mood (b) ask a friend to do it (c) start with 10 minutes (d) do it at midnight
- 10.True or false: “practising hard skills” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
- 11.True or false: “I said I would bring the ball, but I forgot it again.” is a promise kept. (a) False (b) True
- 12.🔁 After a mistake — learning from it or giving up: saying sorry and fixing? (a) learning from it (b) giving up
- 13.True or false: “I’ll check my phone after this chapter.” shows self-control. (a) False (b) True
- 14.Which of these is an irresponsible habit? (a) owning up to a mistake (b) blaming the weather (c) doing your class duty (d) checking your own work
- 15.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: hiding your mistakes? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
- 16.⏱️ Self-control or giving in? “I’ll skip practice today; it’s a bit cold.” (a) giving in (b) self-control
- 17.True or false: “I’m tired, but I’ll do my 15 minutes of practice.” shows giving in. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
- 19.📱 You sit down to study but your phone keeps buzzing. What helps most? (a) keep it in another room (b) study with it in hand (c) reply to each message (d) turn the volume up
- 20.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: learning from feedback? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
- 21.True or false: “We lost. This team is hopeless.” shows a positive attitude. (a) True (b) False
- 22.Which of these is an irresponsible habit? (a) doing your class duty (b) keeping your desk tidy (c) saying “not my job” (d) checking your own work
- 23.💪 Confidence, low confidence or showing off: hiding at the back? (a) showing off (b) low confidence (c) confidence
- 24.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: ignoring feedback? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
- 25.💪 Confidence, low confidence or showing off: fearing every mistake? (a) low confidence (b) confidence (c) showing off
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the mess behind (b) blaming a teammate (c) cleaning up after art (d) blaming the weather
- 27.True or false: “ignoring the timetable” is poor project planning. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) snacking instead of work (b) sticking to a routine (c) finishing what you start (d) saving pocket money
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone away for study (b) practising daily (c) starting without nagging (d) skipping practice
- 30.True or false: “doing your class duty” is an irresponsible habit. (a) True (b) False
- 31.Which of these is an irresponsible habit? (a) doing your class duty (b) waiting to be told (c) doing your fair share (d) keeping your desk tidy
- 32.⏳ Why keep a spare day or two before the deadline? (a) for surprises (b) there is no need (c) to start late (d) to rest only
- 33.🔁 After a mistake — learning from it or giving up: noting the lesson? (a) learning from it (b) giving up
- 34.True or false: “skipping practice” shows self-discipline. (a) False (b) True
- 35.True or false: “Not my problem — someone else can clean it.” is an excuse. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: enjoying challenges? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
- 37.📋 A test is due tomorrow and a poster next week. Which do you do first? (a) study for the test (b) play first (c) make the poster (d) neither
- 38.True or false: “making eye contact” is showing off. (a) True (b) False
- 39.True or false: “The chart is late because my team is useless.” is a responsible reply. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🏏 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) go back to sleep (c) message the captain (d) skip practice
Answer key
- volunteering to lead
- practising hard skills
- 1
- True
- checking your diary
- this week
- acting like a know-all
- growth mindset
- start with 10 minutes
- False
- False
- learning from it
- True
- blaming the weather
- fixed habit
- giving in
- False
- growth mindset
- keep it in another room
- growth habit
- False
- saying “not my job”
- low confidence
- fixed habit
- low confidence
- cleaning up after art
- True
- snacking instead of work
- skipping practice
- False
- waiting to be told
- for surprises
- learning from it
- False
- True
- growth habit
- study for the test
- False
- False
- message the captain
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