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 an unreliable habit? (a) coming when you said (b) finishing on the set day (c) promising only what fits (d) saying yes to please all
- 2.Which of these is learning from a mistake? (a) blaming bad luck (b) quitting the club (c) asking for feedback (d) tearing up the work
- 3.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: asking for help early? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying yes to please all (b) saying no if you can’t (c) checking your diary (d) writing promises down
- 5.Which of these is good project planning? (a) starting on the last day (b) no spare time (c) one huge deadline (d) using a simple timetable
- 6.📱 You sit down to study but your phone keeps buzzing. What helps most? (a) turn the volume up (b) study with it in hand (c) reply to each message (d) keep it in another room
- 7.Which of these is an irresponsible habit? (a) owning up to a mistake (b) checking your own work (c) doing your fair share (d) saying “not my job”
- 8.True or false: “snacking instead of work” shows no self-discipline. (a) False (b) True
- 9.Which of these is an unreliable habit? (a) returning things on time (b) promising only what fits (c) forgetting what you said (d) finishing on the set day
- 10.Which of these is good project planning? (a) starting on the last day (b) forgetting the due date (c) keeping spare days (d) doing only easy bits
- 11.Which of these is giving up after a mistake? (a) quitting the club (b) saying sorry and fixing (c) trying a new method (d) asking what went wrong
- 12.Which of these is poor project planning? (a) using a simple timetable (b) listing tasks first (c) keeping spare days (d) no spare time
- 13.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
- 14.⏱️ Self-control or giving in? “One more episode? No — homework first.” (a) giving in (b) self-control
- 15.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I am just not a maths person.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
- 16.Which of these is poor project planning? (a) using a simple timetable (b) hard part first (c) setting mini-deadlines (d) guessing how long
- 17.🙋 Is this a responsible reply or an excuse? “My part is late. I will finish it tonight and tell the team.” (a) an excuse (b) a responsible reply
- 18.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Mistakes help me learn.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
- 19.🌤️ Positive or negative attitude? “I didn’t get the role, but I can help backstage.” (a) a negative attitude (b) a positive attitude
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help early (b) avoiding challenges (c) ignoring feedback (d) giving up quickly
- 21.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You worked so hard!” (b) “You were born smart.” (c) “You are a genius!” (d) “It’s easy for you.”
- 22.True or false: “owning up to a mistake” is an irresponsible habit. (a) True (b) False
- 23.🛏️ You planned to wake at 6 to revise, but your bed is cosy. What builds self-discipline? (a) sleep two more hours (b) get up as planned (c) revise next week (d) skip revision
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting on the last day (b) listing tasks first (c) ignoring the timetable (d) one huge deadline
- 25.🔁 After a mistake — learning from it or giving up: saying “I’m just bad”? (a) learning from it (b) giving up
- 26.🙋 Responsible or irresponsible: reporting a broken bench? (a) irresponsible (b) responsible
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying new strategies (b) learning from feedback (c) asking for help early (d) envying others
- 28.🎯 A good trick to start a boring task is to… (a) ask a friend to do it (b) do it at midnight (c) wait for the mood (d) start with 10 minutes
- 29.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Hard work helps me improve.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
- 30.📅 Good or poor project planning: hard part first? (a) poor planning (b) good planning
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) coming when you said (b) returning things on time (c) writing promises down (d) arriving very late
- 32.True or false: “You asked for my notes by Friday. Here they are, on Friday.” is a promise broken. (a) False (b) True
- 33.Which of these is a reliable habit? (a) not doing your part (b) agreeing to everything (c) coming when you said (d) forgetting what you said
- 34.True or false: “I didn’t get the role, but I can help backstage.” shows a positive attitude. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🔁 After a mistake — learning from it or giving up: tearing up the work? (a) giving up (b) learning from it
- 36.✂️ Your team must make 20 paper bags in 5 days, the same number each day. How many paper bags a day?
- 37.🌤️ Positive or negative attitude? “Good try! Let’s fix the ending together.” (a) a negative attitude (b) a positive attitude
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting on the last day (b) doing only easy bits (c) setting mini-deadlines (d) guessing how long
- 39.⏱️ Self-control or giving in? “I’ll save half my pocket money for the cricket bat.” (a) self-control (b) giving in
- 40.Which of these is a reliable habit? (a) saying yes to please all (b) promising then vanishing (c) telling early if delayed (d) ignoring team messages
Answer key
- saying yes to please all
- asking for feedback
- growth habit
- saying yes to please all
- using a simple timetable
- keep it in another room
- saying “not my job”
- True
- forgetting what you said
- keeping spare days
- quitting the club
- no spare time
- growth mindset
- self-control
- fixed mindset
- guessing how long
- a responsible reply
- growth mindset
- a positive attitude
- asking for help early
- “You worked so hard!”
- False
- get up as planned
- listing tasks first
- giving up
- responsible
- envying others
- start with 10 minutes
- growth mindset
- good planning
- arriving very late
- False
- coming when you said
- True
- giving up
- 4
- a positive attitude
- setting mini-deadlines
- self-control
- telling early if delayed
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