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 praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You were born smart.” (b) “You are a genius!” (c) “It’s easy for you.” (d) “You worked so hard!”
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over others (b) never raising a hand (c) mumbling answers (d) hiding at the back
- 3.True or false: “ignoring feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
- 4.Which of these is good project planning? (a) no task list (b) starting on the last day (c) doing only easy bits (d) keeping spare days
- 5.True or false: “I’ll skip practice today; it’s a bit cold.” shows giving in. (a) True (b) False
- 6.📅 Good or poor project planning: using a simple timetable? (a) poor planning (b) good planning
- 7.💪 Confidence, low confidence or showing off: standing up straight? (a) low confidence (b) confidence (c) showing off
- 8.True or false: “doing only easy bits” is poor project planning. (a) True (b) False
- 9.True or false: “giving up quickly” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
- 10.⏱️ Self-control or giving in? “One more episode? No — homework first.” (a) giving in (b) self-control
- 11.Which of these is giving up after a mistake? (a) asking what went wrong (b) noting the lesson (c) asking for feedback (d) quitting the club
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new method (b) noting the lesson (c) quitting the club (d) practising the weak part
- 13.🔁 After a mistake — learning from it or giving up: noting the lesson? (a) giving up (b) learning from it
- 14.Which of these is an unreliable habit? (a) agreeing to everything (b) finishing on the set day (c) coming when you said (d) saying no if you can’t
- 15.🧹 It is your turn to clean the board, but your friends are going out to play. What do you do? (a) clean the board first (b) leave it for tomorrow (c) ask a friend to lie (d) pretend you forgot
- 16.🤝 Reliable or unreliable: checking your diary? (a) unreliable (b) reliable
- 17.True or false: “telling early if delayed” is a reliable habit. (a) False (b) True
- 18.Which of these is an irresponsible habit? (a) owning up to a mistake (b) leaving the mess behind (c) cleaning up after art (d) returning borrowed books
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cleaning up after art (b) checking your own work (c) skipping your duty (d) fixing what you broke
- 20.⏰ You promised to finish the team slides by Thursday, but you fall ill. What should you do? (a) say nothing (b) tell the team early (c) blame the computer (d) send them on Monday
- 21.🤝 Reliable or unreliable: agreeing to everything? (a) unreliable (b) reliable
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) boasting about marks (b) trying for the team (c) speaking up in class (d) asking for help
- 23.🔁 After a mistake — learning from it or giving up: never trying again? (a) giving up (b) learning from it
- 24.True or false: “I didn’t get the role, so I quit.” shows a positive attitude. (a) False (b) True
- 25.Which of these is a reliable habit? (a) ignoring team messages (b) arriving very late (c) promising then vanishing (d) checking your diary
- 26.Which of these is a reliable habit? (a) promising then vanishing (b) ignoring team messages (c) returning things on time (d) arriving very late
- 27.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🔁 After a mistake — learning from it or giving up: quitting the club? (a) learning from it (b) giving up
- 29.🛏️ You planned to wake at 6 to revise, but your bed is cosy. What builds self-discipline? (a) sleep two more hours (b) skip revision (c) revise next week (d) get up as planned
- 30.Which of these is poor project planning? (a) checking progress weekly (b) setting mini-deadlines (c) using a simple timetable (d) one huge deadline
- 31.Which of these is poor project planning? (a) keeping spare days (b) no spare time (c) checking progress weekly (d) breaking work into steps
- 32.True or false: “I’ll save half my pocket money for the cricket bat.” shows giving in. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🧩 A big project feels scary. What should you do first? (a) wait for help (b) break it into steps (c) do it all at once (d) give up
- 34.📅 Good or poor project planning: breaking work into steps? (a) good planning (b) poor planning
- 35.True or false: “I said I would set up the chairs at 8. I came at 7:55.” is a promise broken. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🙋 Is this a responsible reply or an excuse? “I made the error in the total. Let me fix it.” (a) an excuse (b) a responsible reply
- 37.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: practising hard skills? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
- 38.True or false: “trying a new method” is giving up after a mistake. (a) False (b) True
- 39.Which of these is showing off? (a) talking over others (b) fearing every mistake (c) never raising a hand (d) hiding at the back
- 40.Which of these is a reliable habit? (a) telling early if delayed (b) agreeing to everything (c) ignoring team messages (d) promising then vanishing
Answer key
- “You worked so hard!”
- talking over others
- True
- keeping spare days
- True
- good planning
- confidence
- True
- False
- self-control
- quitting the club
- quitting the club
- learning from it
- agreeing to everything
- clean the board first
- reliable
- True
- leaving the mess behind
- skipping your duty
- tell the team early
- unreliable
- boasting about marks
- giving up
- False
- checking your diary
- returning things on time
- True
- giving up
- get up as planned
- one huge deadline
- no spare time
- False
- break it into steps
- good planning
- False
- a responsible reply
- growth habit
- False
- talking over others
- telling early if delayed
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