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 giving up after a mistake? (a) trying a new method (b) tearing up the work (c) noting the lesson (d) practising the weak part
- 2.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
- 3.True or false: “This is hard, but I’ll break it into steps.” shows a positive attitude. (a) False (b) True
- 4.📚 Your exam is in two weeks. What is the disciplined plan? (a) study a bit every day (b) skip it and hope (c) read only the easy part (d) study the night before
- 5.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: trying new strategies? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
- 6.Which of these shows confidence? (a) saying “I can’t” (b) making eye contact (c) bragging after a win (d) hiding at the back
- 7.💪 Confidence, low confidence or showing off: talking over others? (a) confidence (b) showing off (c) low confidence
- 8.Which of these is a reliable habit? (a) writing promises down (b) not doing your part (c) ignoring team messages (d) arriving very late
- 9.📅 Good or poor project planning: listing tasks first? (a) poor planning (b) good planning
- 10.Which of these is learning from a mistake? (a) saying “I’m just bad” (b) tearing up the work (c) never trying again (d) asking what went wrong
- 11.📅 Good or poor project planning: keeping spare days? (a) poor planning (b) good planning
- 12.True or false: “I promised to help paint the banner, then went home.” is a promise broken. (a) True (b) False
- 13.True or false: “hiding the result” is giving up after a mistake. (a) False (b) True
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the lesson (b) practising the weak part (c) asking for feedback (d) never trying again
- 15.Which of these is a responsible habit? (a) blaming the weather (b) waiting to be told (c) cleaning up after art (d) leaving the mess behind
- 16.⏱️ Self-discipline or not: sleeping on time? (a) no self-discipline (b) self-discipline
- 17.💬 Which self-talk builds confidence? (a) “I always fail.” (b) “Others are better.” (c) “I am useless.” (d) “I can try this.”
- 18.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I will ask for help and try again.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising hard skills (b) giving up quickly (c) praising effort (d) trying new strategies
- 20.🙋 You don’t understand a sum in class. A confident student will… (a) ask the teacher (b) stay quiet (c) give up (d) copy a friend
- 21.✅ What is a mini-deadline? (a) a date for one step (b) a late fine (c) the final due date (d) a holiday
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting on the last day (b) one huge deadline (c) using a simple timetable (d) no spare time
- 23.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) avoiding challenges (b) giving up quickly (c) trying new strategies (d) hiding your mistakes
- 24.🙋 Responsible or irresponsible: reporting a broken bench? (a) responsible (b) irresponsible
- 25.Which of these is learning from a mistake? (a) tearing up the work (b) never trying again (c) asking for feedback (d) hiding the result
- 26.True or false: “giving up after a day” shows no self-discipline. (a) True (b) False
- 27.Which of these is an irresponsible habit? (a) doing your fair share (b) waiting to be told (c) returning borrowed books (d) keeping your desk tidy
- 28.Which of these shows confidence? (a) speaking up in class (b) acting like a know-all (c) fearing every mistake (d) never raising a hand
- 29.True or false: “We lost. This team is hopeless.” shows a positive attitude. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
- 31.💪 Confidence, low confidence or showing off: fearing every mistake? (a) confidence (b) showing off (c) low confidence
- 32.True or false: “noting the lesson” is learning from a mistake. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🎤 You are nervous before speaking at the assembly. What helps most? (a) skip the assembly (b) read very fast (c) look at the floor (d) practise it aloud first
- 34.✂️ Your team must make 42 paper bags in 6 days, the same number each day. How many paper bags a day?
- 35.🤝 Reliable or unreliable: returning things on time? (a) reliable (b) unreliable
- 36.🙋 Responsible or irresponsible: losing borrowed books? (a) responsible (b) irresponsible
- 37.True or false: “blaming bad luck” is giving up after a mistake. (a) False (b) True
- 38.Which of these is giving up after a mistake? (a) asking for feedback (b) asking what went wrong (c) saying sorry and fixing (d) blaming bad luck
- 39.Which of these is an unreliable habit? (a) finishing on the set day (b) making up excuses (c) checking your diary (d) returning things on time
- 40.🤝 Was the promise kept or broken? “I said I would set up the chairs at 8. I came at 7:55.” (a) a promise broken (b) a promise kept
Answer key
- tearing up the work
- True
- True
- study a bit every day
- growth habit
- making eye contact
- showing off
- writing promises down
- good planning
- asking what went wrong
- good planning
- True
- True
- never trying again
- cleaning up after art
- self-discipline
- “I can try this.”
- growth mindset
- giving up quickly
- ask the teacher
- a date for one step
- using a simple timetable
- trying new strategies
- responsible
- asking for feedback
- True
- waiting to be told
- speaking up in class
- False
- growth mindset
- low confidence
- True
- practise it aloud first
- 7
- reliable
- irresponsible
- True
- blaming bad luck
- making up excuses
- a promise kept
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