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.True or false: “making up excuses” is a reliable habit. (a) True (b) False
- 2.True or false: “Feedback is an attack on me.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking progress weekly (b) one huge deadline (c) using a simple timetable (d) setting mini-deadlines
- 4.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “I’ll never draw well.” (b) “She is just lucky.” (c) “Drawing is silly.” (d) “I can learn from her.”
- 5.🧍 How does a confident person usually stand? (a) slouched, eyes down (b) arms over the face (c) hiding behind others (d) straight, head up
- 6.True or false: “making eye contact” shows confidence. (a) True (b) False
- 7.True or false: “no task list” is good project planning. (a) True (b) False
- 8.True or false: “I’ll save half my pocket money for the cricket bat.” shows self-control. (a) True (b) False
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no task list (b) using a simple timetable (c) one huge deadline (d) ignoring the timetable
- 10.True or false: “skipping practice” shows no self-discipline. (a) True (b) False
- 11.True or false: “I didn’t get the role, but I can help backstage.” shows a positive attitude. (a) False (b) True
- 12.True or false: “I said I would bring the ball, but I forgot it again.” is a promise kept. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
- 14.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Feedback is an attack on me.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
- 15.Which of these is an unreliable habit? (a) finishing on the set day (b) promising only what fits (c) making up excuses (d) coming when you said
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) losing borrowed books (b) saying “not my job” (c) keeping your desk tidy (d) hiding a broken item
- 17.True or false: “listing tasks first” is poor project planning. (a) False (b) True
- 18.True or false: “returning things on time” is a reliable habit. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🎤 You are nervous before speaking at the assembly. What helps most? (a) look at the floor (b) skip the assembly (c) read very fast (d) practise it aloud first
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making eye contact (b) asking for help (c) acting like a know-all (d) speaking up in class
- 21.Which of these shows confidence? (a) making eye contact (b) mocking weaker players (c) saying “I can’t” (d) talking over others
- 22.Which of these is showing off? (a) acting like a know-all (b) avoiding new things (c) speaking up in class (d) saying “I’ll try”
- 23.🏸 You want to get better at badminton. What shows self-discipline? (a) play once a month (b) wait for a coach (c) practise a little daily (d) only watch others
- 24.🌤️ Positive or negative attitude? “The rain cancelled the match — let’s practise indoors.” (a) a negative attitude (b) a positive attitude
- 25.Which of these is a reliable habit? (a) agreeing to everything (b) checking your diary (c) forgetting what you said (d) arriving very late
- 26.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: enjoying challenges? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
- 27.Which of these is giving up after a mistake? (a) saying sorry and fixing (b) noting the lesson (c) asking what went wrong (d) saying “I’m just bad”
- 28.🙋 Responsible or irresponsible: reporting a broken bench? (a) irresponsible (b) responsible
- 29.💪 Confidence, low confidence or showing off: fearing every mistake? (a) confidence (b) low confidence (c) showing off
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what went wrong (b) asking for feedback (c) noting the lesson (d) quitting the club
- 31.⏱️ Self-control or giving in? “I’ll check my phone after this chapter.” (a) giving in (b) self-control
- 32.True or false: “I am just not a maths person.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🤝 Was the promise kept or broken? “I promised Mum I would finish homework before TV, and I did.” (a) a promise kept (b) a promise broken
- 34.🙋 Responsible or irresponsible: owning up to a mistake? (a) irresponsible (b) responsible
- 35.Which of these is an unreliable habit? (a) promising only what fits (b) saying yes to please all (c) coming when you said (d) returning things on time
- 36.Which of these shows self-discipline? (a) skipping practice (b) leaving tasks half-done (c) gaming till midnight (d) sleeping on time
- 37.Which of these is a responsible habit? (a) cleaning up after art (b) blaming a teammate (c) saying “not my job” (d) losing borrowed books
- 38.True or false: “practising the weak part” is giving up after a mistake. (a) True (b) False
- 39.True or false: “noting the lesson” is giving up after a mistake. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🌤️ What does a positive attitude mean? (a) expecting the worst (b) complaining a lot (c) seeing ways forward (d) blaming others
Answer key
- False
- False
- one huge deadline
- “I can learn from her.”
- straight, head up
- True
- False
- True
- using a simple timetable
- True
- True
- False
- growth mindset
- fixed mindset
- making up excuses
- keeping your desk tidy
- False
- True
- practise it aloud first
- acting like a know-all
- making eye contact
- acting like a know-all
- practise a little daily
- a positive attitude
- checking your diary
- growth habit
- saying “I’m just bad”
- responsible
- low confidence
- quitting the club
- self-control
- False
- a promise kept
- responsible
- saying yes to please all
- sleeping on time
- cleaning up after art
- False
- False
- seeing ways forward
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