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 self-discipline? (a) skipping practice (b) starting without nagging (c) leaving tasks half-done (d) giving up after a day
- 2.True or false: “This is hard, but I’ll break it into steps.” shows a negative attitude. (a) False (b) True
- 3.📅 Good or poor project planning: starting on the last day? (a) good planning (b) poor planning
- 4.⏱️ Self-discipline or not: finishing what you start? (a) self-discipline (b) no self-discipline
- 5.True or false: “never raising a hand” shows low confidence. (a) False (b) True
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up quickly (b) enjoying challenges (c) envying others (d) avoiding challenges
- 7.Which of these shows self-discipline? (a) leaving tasks half-done (b) putting work off (c) homework before games (d) skipping practice
- 8.🙋 Responsible or irresponsible: checking your own work? (a) responsible (b) irresponsible
- 9.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: trying new strategies? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) avoiding challenges (b) enjoying challenges (c) praising effort (d) practising hard skills
- 11.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) praising effort (b) hiding your mistakes (c) avoiding challenges (d) envying others
- 12.🙏 You said something unkind to a teammate in anger. What should you do? (a) say sorry and mean it (b) say it again (c) blame them (d) pretend it didn’t happen
- 13.⚽ Your team lost the final. What should the captain say? (a) “It was the referee.” (b) “We are the worst.” (c) “Proud of our effort.” (d) “You all let me down.”
- 14.⏰ You start at 5:45 PM. Homework takes 35 minutes, then project work takes 20 minutes. When will you finish? (a) 6:05 PM (b) 6:20 PM (c) 6:55 PM (d) 6:40 PM
- 15.Which of these is an unreliable habit? (a) saying no if you can’t (b) agreeing to everything (c) checking your diary (d) coming when you said
- 16.🎤 You are nervous before speaking at the assembly. What helps most? (a) look at the floor (b) skip the assembly (c) practise it aloud first (d) read very fast
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising daily (b) saving pocket money (c) sleeping on time (d) putting work off
- 18.⏱️ Self-discipline or not: practising daily? (a) no self-discipline (b) self-discipline
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving tasks half-done (b) putting work off (c) gaming till midnight (d) saving pocket money
- 20.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I only do what I’m already good at.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing how long (b) one huge deadline (c) using a simple timetable (d) forgetting the due date
- 22.📅 Good or poor project planning: forgetting the due date? (a) good planning (b) poor planning
- 23.True or false: “fixing what you broke” is a responsible habit. (a) False (b) True
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) asking what went wrong (c) trying a new method (d) blaming bad luck
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking work into steps (b) listing tasks first (c) forgetting the due date (d) starting early
- 26.⏱️ Self-discipline or not: homework before games? (a) self-discipline (b) no self-discipline
- 27.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I am just not a maths person.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
- 28.True or false: “She is just born talented.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
- 29.💪 Confidence, low confidence or showing off: making eye contact? (a) low confidence (b) showing off (c) confidence
- 30.🏆 Confidence is believing in yourself. Showing off is… (a) putting others down (b) asking questions (c) trying new things (d) speaking clearly
- 31.💪 Confidence, low confidence or showing off: boasting about marks? (a) low confidence (b) showing off (c) confidence
- 32.True or false: “blaming bad luck” is learning from a mistake. (a) True (b) False
- 33.⏱️ Self-control or giving in? “One more episode? No — homework first.” (a) giving in (b) self-control
- 34.🌤️ Positive or negative attitude? “Rain again. Everything always goes wrong.” (a) a negative attitude (b) a positive attitude
- 35.✂️ Your team must make 30 thank-you cards in 5 days, the same number each day. How many thank-you cards a day?
- 36.🆕 You are new to the football team. What shows quiet confidence? (a) skip practice (b) introduce yourself (c) boast about skills (d) wait to be noticed
- 37.🤝 Reliable or unreliable: checking your diary? (a) unreliable (b) reliable
- 38.True or false: “noting the lesson” is giving up after a mistake. (a) True (b) False
- 39.True or false: “I’ll never be good at drawing.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🧪 Your team’s science model fell apart at the fair. A positive leader says… (a) “What can we learn?” (b) “Let’s never try again.” (c) “This team is useless.” (d) “I knew it would fail.”
Answer key
- starting without nagging
- False
- poor planning
- self-discipline
- True
- enjoying challenges
- homework before games
- responsible
- growth habit
- avoiding challenges
- praising effort
- say sorry and mean it
- “Proud of our effort.”
- 6:40 PM
- agreeing to everything
- practise it aloud first
- putting work off
- self-discipline
- saving pocket money
- fixed mindset
- using a simple timetable
- poor planning
- True
- blaming bad luck
- forgetting the due date
- self-discipline
- fixed mindset
- False
- confidence
- putting others down
- showing off
- False
- self-control
- a negative attitude
- 6
- introduce yourself
- reliable
- False
- True
- “What can we learn?”
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