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.⏱️ Self-discipline or not: starting without nagging? (a) self-discipline (b) no self-discipline
- 2.📱 You sit down to study but your phone keeps buzzing. What helps most? (a) reply to each message (b) study with it in hand (c) turn the volume up (d) keep it in another room
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing on the set day (b) checking your diary (c) not doing your part (d) saying no if you can’t
- 4.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
- 5.❌ You got 4 out of 10 in a quiz. What is the best next step? (a) find what went wrong (b) hide the paper (c) stop studying (d) blame the questions
- 6.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: practising hard skills? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
- 7.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) practising hard skills (b) asking for help early (c) ignoring feedback (d) trying new strategies
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) asking for help early (c) envying others (d) giving up quickly
- 9.💪 Confidence, low confidence or showing off: avoiding new things? (a) showing off (b) low confidence (c) confidence
- 10.🙋 Is this a responsible reply or an excuse? “The chart is late because my team is useless.” (a) an excuse (b) a responsible reply
- 11.🎤 You are nervous before speaking at the assembly. What helps most? (a) skip the assembly (b) read very fast (c) practise it aloud first (d) look at the floor
- 12.⏱️ Self-discipline or not: giving up after a day? (a) self-discipline (b) no self-discipline
- 13.🌤️ Positive or negative attitude? “This is too hard. Why even try?” (a) a negative attitude (b) a positive attitude
- 14.True or false: “forgetting what you said” is a reliable habit. (a) True (b) False
- 15.Which of these shows low confidence? (a) talking over others (b) bragging after a win (c) avoiding new things (d) making eye contact
- 16.True or false: “Hard work helps me improve.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
- 17.⏱️ Self-discipline or not: snacking instead of work? (a) no self-discipline (b) self-discipline
- 18.🤝 Reliable or unreliable: promising then vanishing? (a) reliable (b) unreliable
- 19.🌤️ Positive or negative attitude? “We lost. This team is hopeless.” (a) a negative attitude (b) a positive attitude
- 20.📅 Good or poor project planning: checking progress weekly? (a) poor planning (b) good planning
- 21.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
- 22.⏳ Why keep a spare day or two before the deadline? (a) to rest only (b) for surprises (c) to start late (d) there is no need
- 23.🗓️ Your project is due in three weeks. When should you start? (a) in the third week (b) this week (c) after it is due (d) the night before
- 24.Which of these is an unreliable habit? (a) saying no if you can’t (b) coming when you said (c) not doing your part (d) telling early if delayed
- 25.True or false: “I only do what I’m already good at.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
- 26.Which of these is a reliable habit? (a) forgetting what you said (b) agreeing to everything (c) coming when you said (d) saying yes to please all
- 27.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) talent is fixed (b) smart is born (c) skills grow with effort (d) effort is useless
- 28.🤝 Reliable or unreliable: finishing on the set day? (a) unreliable (b) reliable
- 29.💪 Confidence, low confidence or showing off: boasting about marks? (a) low confidence (b) showing off (c) confidence
- 30.True or false: “agreeing to everything” is a reliable habit. (a) True (b) False
- 31.True or false: “asking for feedback” is giving up after a mistake. (a) True (b) False
- 32.Which of these is poor project planning? (a) setting mini-deadlines (b) checking progress weekly (c) ignoring the timetable (d) keeping spare days
- 33.💪 Confidence, low confidence or showing off: talking over others? (a) confidence (b) low confidence (c) showing off
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing promises down (b) promising only what fits (c) agreeing to everything (d) returning things on time
- 35.True or false: “practising hard skills” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what went wrong (b) noting the lesson (c) saying sorry and fixing (d) hiding the result
- 37.True or false: “We lost today, but our passing got better.” shows a negative attitude. (a) False (b) True
- 38.True or false: “I said I would send my slides, but I never did.” is a promise broken. (a) False (b) True
- 39.💪 Confidence, low confidence or showing off: bragging after a win? (a) low confidence (b) showing off (c) confidence
- 40.True or false: “This is hard, but I’ll break it into steps.” shows a negative attitude. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- self-discipline
- keep it in another room
- not doing your part
- False
- find what went wrong
- growth habit
- ignoring feedback
- asking for help early
- low confidence
- an excuse
- practise it aloud first
- no self-discipline
- a negative attitude
- False
- avoiding new things
- False
- no self-discipline
- unreliable
- a negative attitude
- good planning
- growth mindset
- for surprises
- this week
- not doing your part
- True
- coming when you said
- skills grow with effort
- reliable
- showing off
- False
- False
- ignoring the timetable
- showing off
- agreeing to everything
- False
- hiding the result
- False
- True
- showing off
- False
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