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 is the odd one out? (a) trying a new method (b) hiding the result (c) blaming bad luck (d) tearing up the work
- 2.True or false: “Let me try a different way.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🌤️ Positive or negative attitude? “I didn’t get the role, so I quit.” (a) a positive attitude (b) a negative attitude
- 4.❌ You got 4 out of 10 in a quiz. What is the best next step? (a) stop studying (b) find what went wrong (c) blame the questions (d) hide the paper
- 5.✂️ Your team must make 18 name badges in 6 days, the same number each day. How many name badges a day?
- 6.True or false: “speaking up in class” is showing off. (a) False (b) True
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking progress weekly (b) using a simple timetable (c) keeping spare days (d) no task list
- 8.⏳ Why keep a spare day or two before the deadline? (a) there is no need (b) to rest only (c) to start late (d) for surprises
- 9.📚 You lost a library book. What is the responsible step? (a) tell the librarian (b) blame your brother (c) hide it and stay quiet (d) say it was never issued
- 10.True or false: “Good try! Let’s fix the ending together.” shows a negative attitude. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: practising hard skills? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
- 12.🙋 Responsible or irresponsible: doing your fair share? (a) responsible (b) irresponsible
- 13.True or false: “We lost today, but our passing got better.” shows a negative attitude. (a) True (b) False
- 14.Which of these is a responsible habit? (a) saying “not my job” (b) doing your fair share (c) blaming the weather (d) blaming a teammate
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the due date (b) listing tasks first (c) one huge deadline (d) ignoring the timetable
- 16.⏱️ Self-control or giving in? “I’ll start tomorrow. Or next week.” (a) self-control (b) giving in
- 17.True or false: “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
- 18.True or false: “leaving the mess behind” is a responsible habit. (a) True (b) False
- 19.True or false: “saying no if you can’t” is an unreliable habit. (a) True (b) False
- 20.True or false: “waiting to be told” is an irresponsible habit. (a) False (b) True
- 21.True or false: “I’ll skip practice today; it’s a bit cold.” shows self-control. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I practise, I will get better.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
- 23.🤝 Reliable or unreliable: ignoring team messages? (a) unreliable (b) reliable
- 24.True or false: “I’ll check my phone after this chapter.” shows giving in. (a) False (b) True
- 25.⏰ You promised to finish the team slides by Thursday, but you fall ill. What should you do? (a) send them on Monday (b) tell the team early (c) say nothing (d) blame the computer
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fearing every mistake (b) mumbling answers (c) never raising a hand (d) saying “I’ll try”
- 27.Which of these is a reliable habit? (a) arriving very late (b) promising then vanishing (c) saying yes to please all (d) writing promises down
- 28.📅 Good or poor project planning: starting early? (a) good planning (b) poor planning
- 29.🔁 After a mistake — learning from it or giving up: blaming bad luck? (a) learning from it (b) giving up
- 30.🧍 How does a confident person usually stand? (a) arms over the face (b) slouched, eyes down (c) hiding behind others (d) straight, head up
- 31.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
- 32.🤝 Reliable or unreliable: agreeing to everything? (a) reliable (b) unreliable
- 33.Which of these shows self-discipline? (a) snacking instead of work (b) phone away for study (c) giving up after a day (d) leaving tasks half-done
- 34.⏱️ Self-discipline or not: putting work off? (a) self-discipline (b) no self-discipline
- 35.🤝 A friend asks for help on Saturday, but you already promised to visit your grandmother. What is best? (a) switch off your phone (b) say yes to both (c) say no kindly (d) skip Grandma’s visit
- 36.True or false: “One more episode? No — homework first.” shows self-control. (a) False (b) True
- 37.True or false: “never raising a hand” shows confidence. (a) True (b) False
- 38.True or false: “standing up straight” shows low confidence. (a) False (b) True
- 39.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) giving up quickly (c) practising hard skills (d) learning from feedback
- 40.True or false: “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- trying a new method
- True
- a negative attitude
- find what went wrong
- 3
- False
- no task list
- for surprises
- tell the librarian
- False
- growth habit
- responsible
- False
- doing your fair share
- listing tasks first
- giving in
- True
- False
- False
- True
- False
- growth mindset
- unreliable
- False
- tell the team early
- saying “I’ll try”
- writing promises down
- good planning
- giving up
- straight, head up
- fixed mindset
- unreliable
- phone away for study
- no self-discipline
- say no kindly
- True
- False
- False
- giving up quickly
- False
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