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.🧹 It is your turn to clean the board, but your friends are going out to play. What do you do? (a) ask a friend to lie (b) leave it for tomorrow (c) clean the board first (d) pretend you forgot
- 2.True or false: “I promised Mum I would finish homework before TV, and I did.” is a promise kept. (a) False (b) True
- 3.📅 Good or poor project planning: starting on the last day? (a) poor planning (b) good planning
- 4.🌤️ Positive or negative attitude? “I didn’t get the role, but I can help backstage.” (a) a negative attitude (b) a positive attitude
- 5.📅 Good or poor project planning: ignoring the timetable? (a) good planning (b) poor planning
- 6.Which of these is a reliable habit? (a) not doing your part (b) making up excuses (c) writing promises down (d) forgetting what you said
- 7.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
- 8.📅 Good or poor project planning: no spare time? (a) good planning (b) poor planning
- 9.🔁 After a mistake — learning from it or giving up: never trying again? (a) learning from it (b) giving up
- 10.True or false: “saying “I can’t”” shows low confidence. (a) False (b) True
- 11.⏱️ Self-control or giving in? “One more episode? No — homework first.” (a) giving in (b) self-control
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new method (b) saying “I’m just bad” (c) asking what went wrong (d) saying sorry and fixing
- 13.Which of these shows no self-discipline? (a) finishing what you start (b) starting without nagging (c) gaming till midnight (d) practising daily
- 14.🤝 Reliable or unreliable: telling early if delayed? (a) reliable (b) unreliable
- 15.True or false: “I lost the book, but books get lost all the time.” is an excuse. (a) True (b) False
- 16.True or false: “tearing up the work” is learning from a mistake. (a) False (b) True
- 17.Which of these is a reliable habit? (a) finishing on the set day (b) forgetting what you said (c) agreeing to everything (d) arriving very late
- 18.🙋 Is this a responsible reply or an excuse? “Not my problem — someone else can clean it.” (a) a responsible reply (b) an excuse
- 19.True or false: “Rain again. Everything always goes wrong.” shows a positive attitude. (a) True (b) False
- 20.Which of these is a responsible habit? (a) hiding a broken item (b) reporting a broken bench (c) saying “not my job” (d) losing borrowed books
- 21.True or false: “I promised to help paint the banner, then went home.” is a promise kept. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Let me try a different way.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
- 23.True or false: “hiding at the back” is showing off. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🤝 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
- 25.📱 You sit down to study but your phone keeps buzzing. What helps most? (a) keep it in another room (b) reply to each message (c) turn the volume up (d) study with it in hand
- 26.⏱️ Self-control or giving in? “I spent all my savings on snacks again.” (a) self-control (b) giving in
- 27.🤝 Was the promise kept or broken? “I promised Mum I would finish homework before TV, and I did.” (a) a promise broken (b) a promise kept
- 28.True or false: “breaking work into steps” is good project planning. (a) True (b) False
- 29.Which of these shows no self-discipline? (a) sleeping on time (b) finishing what you start (c) putting work off (d) sticking to a routine
- 30.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) talent is fixed (b) effort is useless (c) smart is born (d) skills grow with effort
- 31.⏰ You start at 4:00 PM. Homework takes 35 minutes, then project work takes 15 minutes. When will you finish? (a) 4:35 PM (b) 4:50 PM (c) 4:15 PM (d) 5:05 PM
- 32.Which of these shows self-discipline? (a) leaving tasks half-done (b) homework before games (c) gaming till midnight (d) snacking instead of work
- 33.True or false: “One more episode? No — homework first.” shows giving in. (a) False (b) True
- 34.True or false: “asking what went wrong” is giving up after a mistake. (a) False (b) True
- 35.⏱️ Self-discipline or not: phone away for study? (a) no self-discipline (b) self-discipline
- 36.True or false: “volunteering to lead” is showing off. (a) True (b) False
- 37.True or false: “Mistakes help me learn.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying yes to please all (b) finishing on the set day (c) checking your diary (d) writing promises down
- 39.🏏 You told your team you would be at practice at 7 AM. Your alarm failed and you will be 20 minutes late. What is best? (a) message the captain (b) go back to sleep (c) pretend you were ill (d) skip practice
- 40.🙋 Responsible or irresponsible: doing your class duty? (a) irresponsible (b) responsible
Answer key
- clean the board first
- True
- poor planning
- a positive attitude
- poor planning
- writing promises down
- True
- poor planning
- giving up
- True
- self-control
- saying “I’m just bad”
- gaming till midnight
- reliable
- True
- False
- finishing on the set day
- an excuse
- False
- reporting a broken bench
- False
- growth mindset
- False
- a promise kept
- keep it in another room
- giving in
- a promise kept
- True
- putting work off
- skills grow with effort
- 4:50 PM
- homework before games
- False
- False
- self-discipline
- False
- False
- saying yes to please all
- message the captain
- responsible
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