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: “hiding the result” is giving up after a mistake. (a) True (b) False
- 2.⏱️ Self-control or giving in? “I’m tired, but I’ll do my 15 minutes of practice.” (a) self-control (b) giving in
- 3.⏱️ Self-discipline or not: starting without nagging? (a) no self-discipline (b) self-discipline
- 4.True or false: “My part is late. I will finish it tonight and tell the team.” is an excuse. (a) True (b) False
- 5.True or false: “I said I would set up the chairs at 8. I came at 7:55.” is a promise kept. (a) False (b) True
- 6.🏸 You want to get better at badminton. What shows self-discipline? (a) wait for a coach (b) practise a little daily (c) play once a month (d) only watch others
- 7.🌤️ Positive or negative attitude? “I didn’t get the role, so I quit.” (a) a negative attitude (b) a positive attitude
- 8.🧹 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) pretend you forgot (c) clean the board first (d) leave it for tomorrow
- 9.Which of these is giving up after a mistake? (a) asking for feedback (b) practising the weak part (c) quitting the club (d) trying a new method
- 10.🏏 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) skip practice (c) message the captain (d) go back to sleep
- 11.🤝 Was the promise kept or broken? “I said I would send my slides, but I never did.” (a) a promise broken (b) a promise kept
- 12.📅 Good or poor project planning: keeping spare days? (a) good planning (b) poor planning
- 13.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “She is just lucky.” (b) “Drawing is silly.” (c) “I’ll never draw well.” (d) “I can learn from her.”
- 14.🙋 You don’t understand a sum in class. A confident student will… (a) give up (b) stay quiet (c) copy a friend (d) ask the teacher
- 15.Which of these shows no self-discipline? (a) practising daily (b) putting work off (c) sleeping on time (d) starting without nagging
- 16.True or false: “I said I would set up the chairs at 8. I came at 7:55.” is a promise broken. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🗓️ Your project is due in three weeks. When should you start? (a) the night before (b) this week (c) after it is due (d) in the third week
- 18.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
- 19.True or false: “One more episode? No — homework first.” shows giving in. (a) True (b) False
- 20.True or false: “I said I would bring the ball, but I forgot it again.” is a promise kept. (a) True (b) False
- 21.🏆 Confidence is believing in yourself. Showing off is… (a) speaking clearly (b) trying new things (c) asking questions (d) putting others down
- 22.✋ The class wants you to lead three clubs, but you only have time for one. What is wise? (a) take on only one (b) agree, then skip two (c) agree to all three (d) say yes to please them
- 23.⏱️ Self-control or giving in? “I’ll skip practice today; it’s a bit cold.” (a) self-control (b) giving in
- 24.True or false: “I promised to come at 4, but I came at 5 without telling anyone.” is a promise broken. (a) False (b) True
- 25.Which of these is giving up after a mistake? (a) noting the lesson (b) asking for feedback (c) saying “I’m just bad” (d) practising the weak part
- 26.Which of these is a reliable habit? (a) promising then vanishing (b) returning things on time (c) saying yes to please all (d) not doing your part
- 27.💪 Confidence, low confidence or showing off: fearing every mistake? (a) low confidence (b) confidence (c) showing off
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up quickly (b) hiding your mistakes (c) ignoring feedback (d) enjoying challenges
- 29.🤝 Reliable or unreliable: saying no if you can’t? (a) unreliable (b) reliable
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding at the back (b) saying “I can’t” (c) mumbling answers (d) talking over others
- 31.Which of these is a reliable habit? (a) saying yes to please all (b) forgetting what you said (c) making up excuses (d) finishing on the set day
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard part first (b) setting mini-deadlines (c) checking progress weekly (d) guessing how long
- 33.Which of these is an irresponsible habit? (a) waiting to be told (b) returning borrowed books (c) doing your class duty (d) doing your fair share
- 34.Which of these is poor project planning? (a) doing only easy bits (b) setting mini-deadlines (c) starting early (d) listing tasks first
- 35.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “She is just born talented.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
- 36.Which of these is poor project planning? (a) listing tasks first (b) starting on the last day (c) starting early (d) checking progress weekly
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) homework before games (b) giving up after a day (c) skipping practice (d) waking up late daily
- 38.🎯 A good trick to start a boring task is to… (a) wait for the mood (b) do it at midnight (c) start with 10 minutes (d) ask a friend to do it
- 39.True or false: “praising effort” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling answers (b) acting like a know-all (c) bragging after a win (d) boasting about marks
Answer key
- True
- self-control
- self-discipline
- False
- True
- practise a little daily
- a negative attitude
- clean the board first
- quitting the club
- message the captain
- a promise broken
- good planning
- “I can learn from her.”
- ask the teacher
- putting work off
- False
- this week
- growth mindset
- False
- False
- putting others down
- take on only one
- giving in
- True
- saying “I’m just bad”
- returning things on time
- low confidence
- enjoying challenges
- reliable
- talking over others
- finishing on the set day
- guessing how long
- waiting to be told
- doing only easy bits
- fixed mindset
- starting on the last day
- homework before games
- start with 10 minutes
- True
- mumbling answers
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