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 is showing off? (a) boasting about marks (b) avoiding new things (c) speaking up in class (d) mumbling answers
- 2.Which of these is poor project planning? (a) listing tasks first (b) breaking work into steps (c) guessing how long (d) hard part first
- 3.🔁 After a mistake — learning from it or giving up: saying “I’m just bad”? (a) learning from it (b) giving up
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping practice (b) practising daily (c) waking up late daily (d) snacking instead of work
- 5.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) ever (b) again (c) never (d) yet
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing tasks first (b) breaking work into steps (c) setting mini-deadlines (d) doing only easy bits
- 7.Which of these is an unreliable habit? (a) saying no if you can’t (b) returning things on time (c) agreeing to everything (d) finishing on the set day
- 8.Which of these is an irresponsible habit? (a) fixing what you broke (b) owning up to a mistake (c) blaming the weather (d) reporting a broken bench
- 9.📅 Good or poor project planning: using a simple timetable? (a) poor planning (b) good planning
- 10.Which of these shows confidence? (a) never raising a hand (b) trying for the team (c) avoiding new things (d) saying “I can’t”
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the work (b) asking for feedback (c) noting the lesson (d) trying a new method
- 12.✋ The class wants you to lead three clubs, but you only have time for one. What is wise? (a) take on only one (b) agree to all three (c) say yes to please them (d) agree, then skip two
- 13.🌤️ Positive or negative attitude? “Your idea will never work.” (a) a positive attitude (b) a negative attitude
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “I can’t” (b) never raising a hand (c) hiding at the back (d) asking for help
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what went wrong (b) quitting the club (c) practising the weak part (d) trying a new method
- 16.True or false: “The chart is late because my team is useless.” is an excuse. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🤝 Was the promise kept or broken? “I promised Mum I would finish homework before TV, and I did.” (a) a promise broken (b) a promise kept
- 18.Which of these is a responsible habit? (a) cleaning up after art (b) hiding a broken item (c) blaming the weather (d) losing borrowed books
- 19.🙋 You don’t understand a sum in class. A confident student will… (a) give up (b) copy a friend (c) ask the teacher (d) stay quiet
- 20.⏰ You start at 4:00 PM. Homework takes 35 minutes, then project work takes 15 minutes. When will you finish? (a) 4:35 PM (b) 4:50 PM (c) 5:05 PM (d) 4:15 PM
- 21.True or false: “Not my problem — someone else can clean it.” is a responsible reply. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🙋 Responsible or irresponsible: keeping your desk tidy? (a) responsible (b) irresponsible
- 23.📒 What is a good way not to forget your promises? (a) never promise anything (b) hope for the best (c) make more promises (d) write them down
- 24.⏰ You start at 3:00 PM. Homework takes 30 minutes, then project work takes 35 minutes. When will you finish? (a) 3:35 PM (b) 4:05 PM (c) 4:20 PM (d) 3:30 PM
- 25.🔁 After a mistake — learning from it or giving up: trying a new method? (a) giving up (b) learning from it
- 26.Which of these is good project planning? (a) no task list (b) no spare time (c) doing only easy bits (d) breaking work into steps
- 27.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You were born smart.” (b) “It’s easy for you.” (c) “You worked so hard!” (d) “You are a genius!”
- 28.🏏 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) skip practice (c) message the captain (d) pretend you were ill
- 29.True or false: “avoiding new things” is showing off. (a) True (b) False
- 30.⏱️ Self-control or giving in? “I’m tired, but I’ll do my 15 minutes of practice.” (a) self-control (b) giving in
- 31.🧭 What does self-discipline mean? (a) doing what is fun (b) doing nothing (c) obeying only adults (d) control over your habits
- 32.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: enjoying challenges? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding at the back (b) trying for the team (c) volunteering to lead (d) saying “I’ll try”
- 34.🗓️ Your project is due in three weeks. When should you start? (a) in the third week (b) the night before (c) this week (d) after it is due
- 35.True or false: “saying no if you can’t” is a reliable habit. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🌤️ Positive or negative attitude? “This is hard, but I’ll break it into steps.” (a) a positive attitude (b) a negative attitude
- 37.📅 Good or poor project planning: keeping spare days? (a) poor planning (b) good planning
- 38.Which of these is good project planning? (a) no spare time (b) starting early (c) starting on the last day (d) one huge deadline
- 39.Which of these is poor project planning? (a) using a simple timetable (b) checking progress weekly (c) keeping spare days (d) one huge deadline
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) coming when you said (b) saying no if you can’t (c) agreeing to everything (d) writing promises down
Answer key
- boasting about marks
- guessing how long
- giving up
- practising daily
- yet
- doing only easy bits
- agreeing to everything
- blaming the weather
- good planning
- trying for the team
- tearing up the work
- take on only one
- a negative attitude
- asking for help
- quitting the club
- True
- a promise kept
- cleaning up after art
- ask the teacher
- 4:50 PM
- False
- responsible
- write them down
- 4:05 PM
- learning from it
- breaking work into steps
- “You worked so hard!”
- message the captain
- False
- self-control
- control over your habits
- growth habit
- hiding at the back
- this week
- True
- a positive attitude
- good planning
- starting early
- one huge deadline
- agreeing to everything
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