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 team must make 24 thank-you cards in 3 days, the same number each day. How many thank-you cards a day?
- 2.🛏️ You planned to wake at 6 to revise, but your bed is cosy. What builds self-discipline? (a) get up as planned (b) revise next week (c) sleep two more hours (d) skip revision
- 3.🤝 Was the promise kept or broken? “I promised to help paint the banner, then went home.” (a) a promise kept (b) a promise broken
- 4.True or false: “Just one more game… and one more.” shows self-control. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🙋 Is this a responsible reply or an excuse? “It’s not my fault — the others were too slow.” (a) a responsible reply (b) an excuse
- 6.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: avoiding challenges? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
- 7.🧍 How does a confident person usually stand? (a) hiding behind others (b) straight, head up (c) slouched, eyes down (d) arms over the face
- 8.⏱️ Self-discipline or not: starting without nagging? (a) self-discipline (b) no self-discipline
- 9.⏱️ Self-control or giving in? “One more episode? No — homework first.” (a) giving in (b) self-control
- 10.Which of these is an unreliable habit? (a) telling early if delayed (b) saying no if you can’t (c) finishing on the set day (d) making up excuses
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one huge deadline (b) starting early (c) keeping spare days (d) checking progress weekly
- 12.Which of these is an irresponsible habit? (a) reporting a broken bench (b) doing your fair share (c) fixing what you broke (d) blaming the weather
- 13.True or false: “making up excuses” is a reliable habit. (a) True (b) False
- 14.True or false: “I didn’t get the role, but I can help backstage.” shows a positive attitude. (a) False (b) True
- 15.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I’ll ask for help.” (b) “I will practise more.” (c) “I need a new plan.” (d) “I am not smart.”
- 16.True or false: “hiding a broken item” is a responsible habit. (a) True (b) False
- 17.📅 Good or poor project planning: using a simple timetable? (a) poor planning (b) good planning
- 18.True or false: “My part is late. I will finish it tonight and tell the team.” is a responsible reply. (a) False (b) True
- 19.Which of these is showing off? (a) saying “I can’t” (b) saying “I’ll try” (c) asking for help (d) mocking weaker players
- 20.🎒 What does being responsible mostly mean? (a) doing only fun tasks (b) waiting to be told (c) doing what you should (d) blaming others
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking progress weekly (b) no task list (c) no spare time (d) guessing how long
- 22.🤝 Reliable or unreliable: finishing on the set day? (a) reliable (b) unreliable
- 23.Which of these is learning from a mistake? (a) tearing up the work (b) saying “I’m just bad” (c) never trying again (d) asking for feedback
- 24.True or false: “one huge deadline” is good project planning. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying sorry and fixing (b) tearing up the work (c) hiding the result (d) never trying again
- 26.💬 Which self-talk builds confidence? (a) “I always fail.” (b) “Others are better.” (c) “I am useless.” (d) “I can try this.”
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the due date (b) guessing how long (c) listing tasks first (d) starting on the last day
- 28.True or false: “saying “not my job”” is a responsible habit. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🙋 Responsible or irresponsible: returning borrowed books? (a) responsible (b) irresponsible
- 30.🏏 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) skip practice (b) go back to sleep (c) pretend you were ill (d) message the captain
- 31.True or false: “I said I would send my slides, but I never did.” is a promise broken. (a) True (b) False
- 32.Which of these shows no self-discipline? (a) homework before games (b) sleeping on time (c) saving pocket money (d) skipping practice
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) promising then vanishing (b) ignoring team messages (c) making up excuses (d) writing promises down
- 34.🌤️ Positive or negative attitude? “This is too hard. Why even try?” (a) a negative attitude (b) a positive attitude
- 35.🙋 Responsible or irresponsible: owning up to a mistake? (a) responsible (b) irresponsible
- 36.🌤️ Positive or negative attitude? “This is hard, but I’ll break it into steps.” (a) a negative attitude (b) a positive attitude
- 37.True or false: “I promised to help paint the banner, then went home.” is a promise broken. (a) True (b) False
- 38.⏳ Why keep a spare day or two before the deadline? (a) to start late (b) for surprises (c) to rest only (d) there is no need
- 39.True or false: “checking progress weekly” is good project planning. (a) False (b) True
- 40.✂️ Your team must make 15 paper bags in 5 days, the same number each day. How many paper bags a day?
Answer key
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- get up as planned
- a promise broken
- False
- an excuse
- fixed habit
- straight, head up
- self-discipline
- self-control
- making up excuses
- one huge deadline
- blaming the weather
- False
- True
- “I am not smart.”
- False
- good planning
- True
- mocking weaker players
- doing what you should
- checking progress weekly
- reliable
- asking for feedback
- False
- saying sorry and fixing
- “I can try this.”
- listing tasks first
- False
- responsible
- message the captain
- True
- skipping practice
- writing promises down
- a negative attitude
- responsible
- a positive attitude
- True
- for surprises
- True
- 3
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