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 is the odd one out? (a) saving pocket money (b) giving up after a day (c) skipping practice (d) waking up late daily
- 2.Which of these is a responsible habit? (a) blaming a teammate (b) saying “not my job” (c) leaving the mess behind (d) keeping your desk tidy
- 3.🤝 Reliable or unreliable: making up excuses? (a) unreliable (b) reliable
- 4.True or false: “I only do what I’m already good at.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
- 5.True or false: “writing promises down” is an unreliable habit. (a) False (b) True
- 6.Which of these shows no self-discipline? (a) practising daily (b) sleeping on time (c) leaving tasks half-done (d) phone away for study
- 7.True or false: “forgetting the due date” is good project planning. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying new strategies (b) asking for help early (c) practising hard skills (d) envying others
- 9.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) smart is born (b) skills grow with effort (c) talent is fixed (d) effort is useless
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing promises down (b) finishing on the set day (c) telling early if delayed (d) agreeing to everything
- 11.True or false: “One more episode? No — homework first.” shows giving in. (a) True (b) False
- 12.Which of these is an irresponsible habit? (a) blaming the weather (b) owning up to a mistake (c) checking your own work (d) cleaning up after art
- 13.🤝 Was the promise kept or broken? “I promised to help paint the banner, then went home.” (a) a promise kept (b) a promise broken
- 14.True or false: “It is my turn to water the plants. I will do it now.” is an excuse. (a) True (b) False
- 15.Which of these is an irresponsible habit? (a) saying “not my job” (b) checking your own work (c) owning up to a mistake (d) fixing what you broke
- 16.Which of these is good project planning? (a) guessing how long (b) listing tasks first (c) ignoring the timetable (d) forgetting the due date
- 17.Which of these is a reliable habit? (a) arriving very late (b) making up excuses (c) forgetting what you said (d) promising only what fits
- 18.True or false: “noting the lesson” is learning from a mistake. (a) True (b) False
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying for the team (b) standing up straight (c) never raising a hand (d) saying “I’ll try”
- 20.Which of these is learning from a mistake? (a) asking what went wrong (b) saying “I’m just bad” (c) never trying again (d) blaming bad luck
- 21.💪 Confidence, low confidence or showing off: trying for the team? (a) confidence (b) low confidence (c) showing off
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping your duty (b) owning up to a mistake (c) losing borrowed books (d) saying “not my job”
- 23.True or false: “praising effort” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming a teammate (b) returning borrowed books (c) keeping your desk tidy (d) doing your fair share
- 25.🙋 Responsible or irresponsible: waiting to be told? (a) irresponsible (b) responsible
- 26.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: avoiding challenges? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
- 27.True or false: “I told the coach I would practise daily, and I did all week.” is a promise kept. (a) False (b) True
- 28.📅 Good or poor project planning: breaking work into steps? (a) poor planning (b) good planning
- 29.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Feedback is an attack on me.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
- 30.Which of these is good project planning? (a) starting on the last day (b) using a simple timetable (c) guessing how long (d) doing only easy bits
- 31.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
- 32.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) practising hard skills (c) praising effort (d) asking for help early
- 33.True or false: “ignoring feedback” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
- 34.True or false: “I will ask for help and try again.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
- 35.True or false: “I said I would set up the chairs at 8. I came at 7:55.” is a promise broken. (a) False (b) True
- 36.True or false: “I made the error in the total. Let me fix it.” is a responsible reply. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🔁 After a mistake — learning from it or giving up: asking for feedback? (a) learning from it (b) giving up
- 38.Which of these is poor project planning? (a) listing tasks first (b) keeping spare days (c) ignoring the timetable (d) setting mini-deadlines
- 39.Which of these is showing off? (a) standing up straight (b) mumbling answers (c) making eye contact (d) boasting about marks
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing on the set day (b) coming when you said (c) promising then vanishing (d) returning things on time
Answer key
- saving pocket money
- keeping your desk tidy
- unreliable
- True
- False
- leaving tasks half-done
- False
- envying others
- skills grow with effort
- agreeing to everything
- False
- blaming the weather
- a promise broken
- False
- saying “not my job”
- listing tasks first
- promising only what fits
- True
- never raising a hand
- asking what went wrong
- confidence
- owning up to a mistake
- True
- blaming a teammate
- irresponsible
- fixed habit
- True
- good planning
- fixed mindset
- using a simple timetable
- False
- hiding your mistakes
- False
- False
- False
- True
- learning from it
- ignoring the timetable
- boasting about marks
- promising then vanishing
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