Leadership Skills Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Leadership lesson 8: Part 1 test: leading yourself · Set 72 · 40 questions

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.

1. 1.True or false: “I didn’t get the role, so I quit.” shows a positive attitude. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is poor project planning? (a) starting on the last day (b) starting early (c) checking progress weekly (d) keeping spare days
3. 3.✅ What is a mini-deadline? (a) the final due date (b) a late fine (c) a holiday (d) a date for one step
4. 4.📋 A test is due tomorrow and a poster next week. Which do you do first? (a) neither (b) make the poster (c) study for the test (d) play first
5. 5.True or false: “bragging after a win” shows confidence. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🏸 You want to get better at badminton. What shows self-discipline? (a) only watch others (b) play once a month (c) wait for a coach (d) practise a little daily
7. 7.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Hard work helps me improve.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
8. 8.🎤 You are nervous before speaking at the assembly. What helps most? (a) read very fast (b) practise it aloud first (c) look at the floor (d) skip the assembly
9. 9.True or false: “Let me try a different way.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “talking over others” is showing off. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising hard skills (b) trying new strategies (c) learning from feedback (d) giving up quickly
12. 12.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I am just not a maths person.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
13. 13.True or false: “boasting about marks” is showing off. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “breaking work into steps” is poor project planning. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: sticking to easy tasks? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
16. 16.Which of these is a responsible habit? (a) doing your class duty (b) blaming a teammate (c) saying “not my job” (d) leaving the mess behind
17. 17.True or false: “We lost today, but our passing got better.” shows a negative attitude. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📅 Good or poor project planning: one huge deadline? (a) good planning (b) poor planning
19. 19.⏱️ Self-discipline or not: waking up late daily? (a) self-discipline (b) no self-discipline
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the work (b) noting the lesson (c) hiding the result (d) quitting the club
21. 21.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I need a new plan.” (b) “I am not smart.” (c) “I’ll ask for help.” (d) “I will practise more.”
22. 22.⏱️ Self-control or giving in? “I’m tired, but I’ll do my 15 minutes of practice.” (a) giving in (b) self-control
23. 23.Which of these shows low confidence? (a) talking over others (b) hiding at the back (c) trying for the team (d) asking for help
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the due date (b) no task list (c) no spare time (d) breaking work into steps
25. 25.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “Drawing is silly.” (b) “I can learn from her.” (c) “I’ll never draw well.” (d) “She is just lucky.”
26. 26.⏳ Why keep a spare day or two before the deadline? (a) for surprises (b) to start late (c) there is no need (d) to rest only
27. 27.🙋 Is this a responsible reply or an excuse? “It’s not my fault — the others were too slow.” (a) an excuse (b) a responsible reply
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bragging after a win (b) boasting about marks (c) mumbling answers (d) mocking weaker players
29. 29.⏱️ Self-control or giving in? “Just one more game… and one more.” (a) giving in (b) self-control
30. 30.Which of these shows no self-discipline? (a) leaving tasks half-done (b) sleeping on time (c) phone away for study (d) saving pocket money
31. 31.📅 Good or poor project planning: using a simple timetable? (a) poor planning (b) good planning
32. 32.Which of these is a responsible habit? (a) waiting to be told (b) returning borrowed books (c) saying “not my job” (d) blaming a teammate
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying for the team (b) hiding at the back (c) fearing every mistake (d) avoiding new things
34. 34.⏱️ Self-control or giving in? “I’ll save half my pocket money for the cricket bat.” (a) self-control (b) giving in
35. 35.True or false: “ignoring feedback” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these shows no self-discipline? (a) starting without nagging (b) gaming till midnight (c) sleeping on time (d) saving pocket money
37. 37.💪 Confidence, low confidence or showing off: mocking weaker players? (a) showing off (b) confidence (c) low confidence
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) saying “I’m just bad” (c) practising the weak part (d) tearing up the work
39. 39.True or false: “never trying again” is giving up after a mistake. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “We lost. This team is hopeless.” shows a positive attitude. (a) False (b) True

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