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) saying “I’m just bad” (b) practising the weak part (c) asking for feedback (d) asking what went wrong
- 2.Which of these is an unreliable habit? (a) coming when you said (b) not doing your part (c) promising only what fits (d) returning things on time
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) volunteering to lead (b) saying “I can’t” (c) mumbling answers (d) fearing every mistake
- 4.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I am just not a maths person.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
- 5.💪 Confidence, low confidence or showing off: asking for help? (a) showing off (b) confidence (c) low confidence
- 6.🔁 Why are mistakes useful? (a) they show what to fix (b) they mean you are bad (c) they never help (d) they should be hidden
- 7.🔁 After a mistake — learning from it or giving up: quitting the club? (a) giving up (b) learning from it
- 8.True or false: “I will ask for help and try again.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
- 9.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) giving up quickly (b) avoiding challenges (c) learning from feedback (d) sticking to easy tasks
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying yes to please all (b) not doing your part (c) making up excuses (d) checking your diary
- 11.Which of these shows confidence? (a) bragging after a win (b) making eye contact (c) hiding at the back (d) saying “I can’t”
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling answers (b) acting like a know-all (c) hiding at the back (d) saying “I can’t”
- 13.Which of these is poor project planning? (a) checking progress weekly (b) hard part first (c) doing only easy bits (d) starting early
- 14.True or false: “I’m tired, but I’ll do my 15 minutes of practice.” shows giving in. (a) True (b) False
- 15.📋 A test is due tomorrow and a poster next week. Which do you do first? (a) make the poster (b) study for the test (c) neither (d) play first
- 16.🌟 Why does keeping promises matter for a leader? (a) you win prizes (b) it is a school rule (c) people can trust you (d) you look busy
- 17.🙋 Responsible or irresponsible: checking your own work? (a) irresponsible (b) responsible
- 18.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
- 20.True or false: “practising hard skills” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
- 21.Which of these is an irresponsible habit? (a) hiding a broken item (b) owning up to a mistake (c) returning borrowed books (d) cleaning up after art
- 22.True or false: “returning borrowed books” is a responsible habit. (a) True (b) False
- 23.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) ignoring feedback (b) praising effort (c) practising hard skills (d) enjoying challenges
- 24.True or false: “agreeing to everything” is an unreliable habit. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🎤 You are nervous before speaking at the assembly. What helps most? (a) skip the assembly (b) look at the floor (c) read very fast (d) practise it aloud first
- 26.True or false: “I made the error in the total. Let me fix it.” is an excuse. (a) True (b) False
- 27.Which of these shows low confidence? (a) speaking up in class (b) bragging after a win (c) avoiding new things (d) acting like a know-all
- 28.✂️ Your team must make 25 paper flowers in 5 days, the same number each day. How many paper flowers a day?
- 29.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You worked so hard!” (b) “You are a genius!” (c) “It’s easy for you.” (d) “You were born smart.”
- 30.🙋 You don’t understand a sum in class. A confident student will… (a) stay quiet (b) give up (c) copy a friend (d) ask the teacher
- 31.🌤️ Positive or negative attitude? “I didn’t get the role, so I quit.” (a) a positive attitude (b) a negative attitude
- 32.🙋 Is this a responsible reply or an excuse? “I lost the book, but books get lost all the time.” (a) a responsible reply (b) an excuse
- 33.True or false: “ignoring feedback” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
- 34.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making eye contact (b) standing up straight (c) volunteering to lead (d) bragging after a win
- 36.🤝 Reliable or unreliable: writing promises down? (a) unreliable (b) reliable
- 37.Which of these shows low confidence? (a) asking for help (b) speaking up in class (c) bragging after a win (d) fearing every mistake
- 38.🤝 A friend asks for help on Saturday, but you already promised to visit your grandmother. What is best? (a) switch off your phone (b) skip Grandma’s visit (c) say yes to both (d) say no kindly
- 39.🤝 Was the promise kept or broken? “You asked for my notes by Friday. Here they are, on Friday.” (a) a promise kept (b) a promise broken
- 40.True or false: “snacking instead of work” shows no self-discipline. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- saying “I’m just bad”
- not doing your part
- volunteering to lead
- fixed mindset
- confidence
- they show what to fix
- giving up
- False
- learning from feedback
- checking your diary
- making eye contact
- acting like a know-all
- doing only easy bits
- False
- study for the test
- people can trust you
- responsible
- False
- growth mindset
- False
- hiding a broken item
- True
- ignoring feedback
- True
- practise it aloud first
- False
- avoiding new things
- 5
- “You worked so hard!”
- ask the teacher
- a negative attitude
- an excuse
- True
- False
- bragging after a win
- reliable
- fearing every mistake
- say no kindly
- a promise kept
- True
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