Leadership Skills Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Leadership lesson 8: Part 1 test: leading yourself · Set 820 · 40 questions

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.

1. 1.True or false: “Your idea will never work.” shows a negative attitude. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the due date (b) no task list (c) ignoring the timetable (d) listing tasks first
3. 3.⏱️ Self-control or giving in? “I’m tired, but I’ll do my 15 minutes of practice.” (a) self-control (b) giving in
4. 4.🏏 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) pretend you were ill (b) go back to sleep (c) message the captain (d) skip practice
5. 5.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Hard work helps me improve.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
6. 6.🧹 It is your turn to clean the board, but your friends are going out to play. What do you do? (a) clean the board first (b) ask a friend to lie (c) pretend you forgot (d) leave it for tomorrow
7. 7.⏰ You start at 4:15 PM. Homework takes 30 minutes, then project work takes 35 minutes. When will you finish? (a) 5:20 PM (b) 5:35 PM (c) 4:50 PM (d) 4:45 PM
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) owning up to a mistake (b) doing your fair share (c) doing your class duty (d) blaming a teammate
9. 9.Which of these is an unreliable habit? (a) coming when you said (b) arriving very late (c) checking your diary (d) saying no if you can’t
10. 10.🧪 Your team’s science model fell apart at the fair. A positive leader says… (a) “I knew it would fail.” (b) “Let’s never try again.” (c) “This team is useless.” (d) “What can we learn?”
11. 11.✋ The class wants you to lead three clubs, but you only have time for one. What is wise? (a) say yes to please them (b) agree to all three (c) take on only one (d) agree, then skip two
12. 12.🤝 Reliable or unreliable: making up excuses? (a) unreliable (b) reliable
13. 13.True or false: “speaking up in class” shows confidence. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.⏱️ Self-control or giving in? “I’ll check my phone after this chapter.” (a) self-control (b) giving in
15. 15.True or false: “doing only easy bits” is poor project planning. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is a reliable habit? (a) not doing your part (b) agreeing to everything (c) promising then vanishing (d) finishing on the set day
17. 17.💪 Confidence, low confidence or showing off: saying “I can’t”? (a) showing off (b) low confidence (c) confidence
18. 18.Which of these is a reliable habit? (a) arriving very late (b) saying yes to please all (c) writing promises down (d) agreeing to everything
19. 19.True or false: “saying no if you can’t” is an unreliable habit. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “I told the coach I would practise daily, and I did all week.” is a promise kept. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “keeping spare days” is poor project planning. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) saying sorry and fixing (c) asking what went wrong (d) never trying again
23. 23.True or false: “breaking work into steps” is poor project planning. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧭 What does self-discipline mean? (a) doing what is fun (b) obeying only adults (c) control over your habits (d) doing nothing
25. 25.True or false: “Hard work helps me improve.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “It’s not my fault — the others were too slow.” is an excuse. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “checking progress weekly” is poor project planning. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “I’ll never be good at drawing.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “skipping practice” shows no self-discipline. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is learning from a mistake? (a) hiding the result (b) saying “I’m just bad” (c) trying a new method (d) quitting the club
31. 31.Which of these shows confidence? (a) talking over others (b) never raising a hand (c) asking for help (d) mumbling answers
32. 32.Which of these is good project planning? (a) doing only easy bits (b) no spare time (c) ignoring the timetable (d) checking progress weekly
33. 33.🙏 You said something unkind to a teammate in anger. What should you do? (a) say it again (b) pretend it didn’t happen (c) say sorry and mean it (d) blame them
34. 34.Which of these is giving up after a mistake? (a) asking for feedback (b) asking what went wrong (c) noting the lesson (d) saying “I’m just bad”
35. 35.True or false: “This is hard, but I’ll break it into steps.” shows a negative attitude. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📒 What is a good way not to forget your promises? (a) never promise anything (b) make more promises (c) hope for the best (d) write them down
37. 37.⏱️ Self-control or giving in? “I spent all my savings on snacks again.” (a) giving in (b) self-control
38. 38.True or false: “trying a new method” is giving up after a mistake. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I practise, I will get better.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
40. 40.🙋 Is this a responsible reply or an excuse? “It’s not my fault — the others were too slow.” (a) an excuse (b) a responsible reply

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