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 shows confidence? (a) trying for the team (b) hiding at the back (c) saying “I can’t” (d) mumbling answers
- 2.🤝 Reliable or unreliable: writing promises down? (a) unreliable (b) reliable
- 3.💬 Which self-talk builds confidence? (a) “Others are better.” (b) “I always fail.” (c) “I am useless.” (d) “I can try this.”
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sleeping on time (b) snacking instead of work (c) sticking to a routine (d) practising daily
- 5.🏆 Confidence is believing in yourself. Showing off is… (a) asking questions (b) trying new things (c) speaking clearly (d) putting others down
- 6.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) giving up quickly (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) praising effort (d) hiding your mistakes
- 7.💪 Confidence, low confidence or showing off: volunteering to lead? (a) confidence (b) low confidence (c) showing off
- 8.✂️ Your team must make 18 posters in 3 days, the same number each day. How many posters a day?
- 9.⏳ Why keep a spare day or two before the deadline? (a) to rest only (b) there is no need (c) for surprises (d) to start late
- 10.True or false: “I promised to help paint the banner, then went home.” is a promise kept. (a) True (b) False
- 11.📅 Good or poor project planning: starting on the last day? (a) poor planning (b) good planning
- 12.True or false: “practising hard skills” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
- 13.True or false: “saying no if you can’t” is an unreliable habit. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🌤️ Positive or negative attitude? “Rain again. Everything always goes wrong.” (a) a negative attitude (b) a positive attitude
- 15.🤝 Reliable or unreliable: coming when you said? (a) unreliable (b) reliable
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing promises down (b) promising only what fits (c) telling early if delayed (d) forgetting what you said
- 17.🧩 A big project feels scary. What should you do first? (a) do it all at once (b) give up (c) wait for help (d) break it into steps
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cleaning up after art (b) blaming the weather (c) owning up to a mistake (d) checking your own work
- 19.📉 You failed a test. A fixed mindset thinks… (a) “I need a new plan.” (b) “I’ll ask for help.” (c) “I will practise more.” (d) “I am not smart.”
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding at the back (b) fearing every mistake (c) asking for help (d) never raising a hand
- 21.Which of these is an irresponsible habit? (a) doing your class duty (b) owning up to a mistake (c) waiting to be told (d) checking your own work
- 22.⚽ Your team lost the final. What should the captain say? (a) “It was the referee.” (b) “We are the worst.” (c) “You all let me down.” (d) “Proud of our effort.”
- 23.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “I’ll never draw well.” (b) “She is just lucky.” (c) “I can learn from her.” (d) “Drawing is silly.”
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrolling during study (b) sticking to a routine (c) sleeping on time (d) finishing what you start
- 25.💪 Confidence, low confidence or showing off: mumbling answers? (a) confidence (b) showing off (c) low confidence
- 26.🧍 How does a confident person usually stand? (a) slouched, eyes down (b) straight, head up (c) hiding behind others (d) arms over the face
- 27.True or false: “sticking to easy tasks” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🤝 Reliable or unreliable: making up excuses? (a) unreliable (b) reliable
- 29.✂️ Your team must make 18 paper bags in 2 days, the same number each day. How many paper bags a day?
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) returning borrowed books (b) leaving the mess behind (c) doing your class duty (d) owning up to a mistake
- 31.📅 Good or poor project planning: guessing how long? (a) poor planning (b) good planning
- 32.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) ever (b) never (c) yet (d) again
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) doing your fair share (b) owning up to a mistake (c) reporting a broken bench (d) losing borrowed books
- 34.📚 You lost a library book. What is the responsible step? (a) blame your brother (b) tell the librarian (c) hide it and stay quiet (d) say it was never issued
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking work into steps (b) doing only easy bits (c) listing tasks first (d) hard part first
- 36.💪 Confidence, low confidence or showing off: mocking weaker players? (a) showing off (b) low confidence (c) confidence
- 37.📅 Good or poor project planning: setting mini-deadlines? (a) poor planning (b) good planning
- 38.Which of these is an irresponsible habit? (a) returning borrowed books (b) checking your own work (c) hiding a broken item (d) fixing what you broke
- 39.🤝 A friend asks for help on Saturday, but you already promised to visit your grandmother. What is best? (a) say no kindly (b) skip Grandma’s visit (c) switch off your phone (d) say yes to both
- 40.Which of these is showing off? (a) volunteering to lead (b) trying for the team (c) asking for help (d) boasting about marks
Answer key
- trying for the team
- reliable
- “I can try this.”
- snacking instead of work
- putting others down
- praising effort
- confidence
- 6
- for surprises
- False
- poor planning
- False
- False
- a negative attitude
- reliable
- forgetting what you said
- break it into steps
- blaming the weather
- “I am not smart.”
- asking for help
- waiting to be told
- “Proud of our effort.”
- “I can learn from her.”
- scrolling during study
- low confidence
- straight, head up
- False
- unreliable
- 9
- leaving the mess behind
- poor planning
- yet
- losing borrowed books
- tell the librarian
- doing only easy bits
- showing off
- good planning
- hiding a broken item
- say no kindly
- boasting about marks
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