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.🗓️ Your project is due in three weeks. When should you start? (a) the night before (b) after it is due (c) in the third week (d) this week
- 2.Which of these is good project planning? (a) doing only easy bits (b) forgetting the due date (c) checking progress weekly (d) starting on the last day
- 3.📒 What is a good way not to forget your promises? (a) hope for the best (b) never promise anything (c) write them down (d) make more promises
- 4.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I am not smart.” (b) “I need a new plan.” (c) “I will practise more.” (d) “I’ll ask for help.”
- 5.True or false: “You asked for my notes by Friday. Here they are, on Friday.” is a promise broken. (a) True (b) False
- 6.True or false: “saying sorry and fixing” is learning from a mistake. (a) False (b) True
- 7.True or false: “homework before games” shows no self-discipline. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🌤️ What does a positive attitude mean? (a) expecting the worst (b) seeing ways forward (c) complaining a lot (d) blaming others
- 9.True or false: “My part is late. I will finish it tonight and tell the team.” is an excuse. (a) False (b) True
- 10.⏱️ Self-discipline or not: phone away for study? (a) no self-discipline (b) self-discipline
- 11.Which of these shows confidence? (a) acting like a know-all (b) asking for help (c) talking over others (d) bragging after a win
- 12.Which of these is giving up after a mistake? (a) saying sorry and fixing (b) trying a new method (c) asking what went wrong (d) quitting the club
- 13.🎒 What does being responsible mostly mean? (a) waiting to be told (b) blaming others (c) doing only fun tasks (d) doing what you should
- 14.⏱️ Self-discipline or not: snacking instead of work? (a) self-discipline (b) no self-discipline
- 15.Which of these is a reliable habit? (a) arriving very late (b) finishing on the set day (c) forgetting what you said (d) saying yes to please all
- 16.🔁 After a mistake — learning from it or giving up: never trying again? (a) learning from it (b) giving up
- 17.⏳ Why keep a spare day or two before the deadline? (a) there is no need (b) to start late (c) to rest only (d) for surprises
- 18.True or false: “I’ll never be good at drawing.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
- 19.True or false: “One more episode? No — homework first.” shows giving in. (a) False (b) True
- 20.🌤️ Positive or negative attitude? “This is hard, but I’ll break it into steps.” (a) a negative attitude (b) a positive attitude
- 21.🤝 Was the promise kept or broken? “I promised to come at 4, but I came at 5 without telling anyone.” (a) a promise kept (b) a promise broken
- 22.🔁 After a mistake — learning from it or giving up: saying “I’m just bad”? (a) learning from it (b) giving up
- 23.🧪 Your group got a low mark because your part had errors. What should you say? (a) “Marks do not matter.” (b) “My part had errors.” (c) “The others did badly.” (d) “The teacher is unfair.”
- 24.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: practising hard skills? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
- 25.True or false: “waiting to be told” is an irresponsible habit. (a) False (b) True
- 26.📅 Good or poor project planning: no task list? (a) good planning (b) poor planning
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) doing your fair share (b) returning borrowed books (c) hiding a broken item (d) checking your own work
- 28.⏰ You promised to finish the team slides by Thursday, but you fall ill. What should you do? (a) say nothing (b) send them on Monday (c) blame the computer (d) tell the team early
- 29.True or false: “trying for the team” is showing off. (a) True (b) False
- 30.📅 Good or poor project planning: setting mini-deadlines? (a) good planning (b) poor planning
- 31.🏏 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) go back to sleep (b) message the captain (c) skip practice (d) pretend you were ill
- 32.True or false: “giving up after a day” shows self-discipline. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) telling early if delayed (b) returning things on time (c) saying yes to please all (d) checking your diary
- 34.Which of these is an irresponsible habit? (a) checking your own work (b) saying “not my job” (c) cleaning up after art (d) returning borrowed books
- 35.Which of these shows self-discipline? (a) snacking instead of work (b) leaving tasks half-done (c) practising daily (d) scrolling during study
- 36.🙋 Is this a responsible reply or an excuse? “I broke the ruler, sorry. I will replace it.” (a) an excuse (b) a responsible reply
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using a simple timetable (b) starting early (c) keeping spare days (d) one huge deadline
- 38.📅 Good or poor project planning: breaking work into steps? (a) good planning (b) poor planning
- 39.⏰ You start at 5:15 PM. Homework takes 45 minutes, then project work takes 25 minutes. When will you finish? (a) 6:40 PM (b) 6:00 PM (c) 6:25 PM (d) 5:40 PM
- 40.Which of these shows low confidence? (a) talking over others (b) acting like a know-all (c) never raising a hand (d) speaking up in class
Answer key
- this week
- checking progress weekly
- write them down
- “I am not smart.”
- False
- True
- False
- seeing ways forward
- False
- self-discipline
- asking for help
- quitting the club
- doing what you should
- no self-discipline
- finishing on the set day
- giving up
- for surprises
- True
- False
- a positive attitude
- a promise broken
- giving up
- “My part had errors.”
- growth habit
- True
- poor planning
- hiding a broken item
- tell the team early
- False
- good planning
- message the captain
- False
- saying yes to please all
- saying “not my job”
- practising daily
- a responsible reply
- one huge deadline
- good planning
- 6:25 PM
- never raising a hand
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