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.🛏️ You planned to wake at 6 to revise, but your bed is cosy. What builds self-discipline? (a) skip revision (b) sleep two more hours (c) revise next week (d) get up as planned
- 2.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I’ll never be good at drawing.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
- 3.🌤️ What does a positive attitude mean? (a) expecting the worst (b) complaining a lot (c) blaming others (d) seeing ways forward
- 4.📅 Your maths exhibit is due in 13 days. Research takes 4 days, making it takes 3 days and practice takes 1 days. How many spare days will you have?
- 5.True or false: “checking your own work” is a responsible habit. (a) True (b) False
- 6.True or false: “I’ll check my phone after this chapter.” shows giving in. (a) True (b) False
- 7.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🙋 Responsible or irresponsible: waiting to be told? (a) responsible (b) irresponsible
- 9.Which of these is good project planning? (a) forgetting the due date (b) no task list (c) no spare time (d) starting early
- 10.🧍 How does a confident person usually stand? (a) hiding behind others (b) slouched, eyes down (c) arms over the face (d) straight, head up
- 11.⏰ You start at 3:45 PM. Homework takes 20 minutes, then project work takes 15 minutes. When will you finish? (a) 4:00 PM (b) 4:20 PM (c) 4:05 PM (d) 4:35 PM
- 12.📒 What is a good way not to forget your promises? (a) never promise anything (b) write them down (c) make more promises (d) hope for the best
- 13.⏳ Why keep a spare day or two before the deadline? (a) to start late (b) there is no need (c) to rest only (d) for surprises
- 14.Which of these is a reliable habit? (a) saying yes to please all (b) not doing your part (c) forgetting what you said (d) checking your diary
- 15.🤝 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
- 16.🌤️ Positive or negative attitude? “The rain cancelled the match — let’s practise indoors.” (a) a positive attitude (b) a negative attitude
- 17.⏱️ Self-discipline or not: phone away for study? (a) self-discipline (b) no self-discipline
- 18.🤝 Reliable or unreliable: checking your diary? (a) unreliable (b) reliable
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying no if you can’t (b) returning things on time (c) promising only what fits (d) arriving very late
- 20.🙋 Responsible or irresponsible: reporting a broken bench? (a) irresponsible (b) responsible
- 21.True or false: “You asked for my notes by Friday. Here they are, on Friday.” is a promise broken. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: asking for help early? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
- 23.Which of these shows confidence? (a) volunteering to lead (b) saying “I can’t” (c) fearing every mistake (d) mocking weaker players
- 24.🙋 Responsible or irresponsible: blaming the weather? (a) responsible (b) irresponsible
- 25.Which of these is good project planning? (a) forgetting the due date (b) starting on the last day (c) guessing how long (d) keeping spare days
- 26.True or false: “coming when you said” is an unreliable habit. (a) False (b) True
- 27.True or false: “saying sorry and fixing” is learning from a mistake. (a) True (b) False
- 28.💪 Confidence, low confidence or showing off: asking for help? (a) confidence (b) low confidence (c) showing off
- 29.True or false: “asking for feedback” is learning from a mistake. (a) False (b) True
- 30.Which of these shows self-discipline? (a) sticking to a routine (b) snacking instead of work (c) waking up late daily (d) skipping practice
- 31.🔁 Why are mistakes useful? (a) they show what to fix (b) they should be hidden (c) they never help (d) they mean you are bad
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing on the set day (b) promising then vanishing (c) returning things on time (d) coming when you said
- 33.Which of these is an irresponsible habit? (a) fixing what you broke (b) checking your own work (c) returning borrowed books (d) saying “not my job”
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) homework before games (b) sleeping on time (c) starting without nagging (d) skipping practice
- 35.🔁 After a mistake — learning from it or giving up: blaming bad luck? (a) learning from it (b) giving up
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking work into steps (b) doing only easy bits (c) no task list (d) no spare time
- 37.⏰ You start at 3:30 PM. Homework takes 45 minutes, then project work takes 25 minutes. When will you finish? (a) 4:40 PM (b) 4:15 PM (c) 3:55 PM (d) 4:55 PM
- 38.📅 Good or poor project planning: starting early? (a) good planning (b) poor planning
- 39.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) asking for help early (c) avoiding challenges (d) practising hard skills
- 40.Which of these is an irresponsible habit? (a) leaving the mess behind (b) fixing what you broke (c) checking your own work (d) doing your fair share
Answer key
- get up as planned
- fixed mindset
- seeing ways forward
- 5
- True
- False
- False
- irresponsible
- starting early
- straight, head up
- 4:20 PM
- write them down
- for surprises
- checking your diary
- a promise kept
- a positive attitude
- self-discipline
- reliable
- arriving very late
- responsible
- False
- growth habit
- volunteering to lead
- irresponsible
- keeping spare days
- False
- True
- confidence
- True
- sticking to a routine
- they show what to fix
- promising then vanishing
- saying “not my job”
- skipping practice
- giving up
- breaking work into steps
- 4:40 PM
- good planning
- avoiding challenges
- leaving the mess behind
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