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 low confidence? (a) bragging after a win (b) speaking up in class (c) trying for the team (d) fearing every mistake
- 2.True or false: “Your idea will never work.” shows a positive attitude. (a) False (b) True
- 3.⏱️ Self-discipline or not: skipping practice? (a) no self-discipline (b) self-discipline
- 4.🙋 Is this a responsible reply or an excuse? “My part is late. I will finish it tonight and tell the team.” (a) an excuse (b) a responsible reply
- 5.⏱️ Self-discipline or not: giving up after a day? (a) self-discipline (b) no self-discipline
- 6.True or false: “Feedback is an attack on me.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
- 7.📋 A test is due tomorrow and a poster next week. Which do you do first? (a) neither (b) study for the test (c) make the poster (d) play first
- 8.True or false: “breaking work into steps” is good project planning. (a) True (b) False
- 9.⏳ Why keep a spare day or two before the deadline? (a) for surprises (b) there is no need (c) to start late (d) to rest only
- 10.🌤️ Positive or negative attitude? “We lost today, but our passing got better.” (a) a negative attitude (b) a positive attitude
- 11.True or false: “no task list” is poor project planning. (a) True (b) False
- 12.📅 Good or poor project planning: starting on the last day? (a) good planning (b) poor planning
- 13.🙋 Is this a responsible reply or an excuse? “I lost the book, but books get lost all the time.” (a) an excuse (b) a responsible reply
- 14.Which of these is an irresponsible habit? (a) owning up to a mistake (b) keeping your desk tidy (c) waiting to be told (d) cleaning up after art
- 15.True or false: “blaming a teammate” is a responsible habit. (a) True (b) False
- 16.Which of these shows low confidence? (a) talking over others (b) volunteering to lead (c) saying “I can’t” (d) standing up straight
- 17.Which of these shows no self-discipline? (a) finishing what you start (b) sleeping on time (c) saving pocket money (d) snacking instead of work
- 18.True or false: “no spare time” is good project planning. (a) True (b) False
- 19.🔁 After a mistake — learning from it or giving up: trying a new method? (a) learning from it (b) giving up
- 20.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I only do what I’m already good at.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
- 21.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: hiding your mistakes? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
- 22.True or false: “telling early if delayed” is a reliable habit. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🔁 After a mistake — learning from it or giving up: quitting the club? (a) giving up (b) learning from it
- 24.🌤️ Positive or negative attitude? “Your idea will never work.” (a) a negative attitude (b) a positive attitude
- 25.⏰ You start at 3:30 PM. Homework takes 20 minutes, then project work takes 40 minutes. When will you finish? (a) 4:10 PM (b) 4:45 PM (c) 4:30 PM (d) 3:50 PM
- 26.⏱️ Self-discipline or not: leaving tasks half-done? (a) no self-discipline (b) self-discipline
- 27.True or false: “We lost today, but our passing got better.” shows a positive attitude. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🔁 After a mistake — learning from it or giving up: saying sorry and fixing? (a) learning from it (b) giving up
- 29.🔁 After a mistake — learning from it or giving up: never trying again? (a) learning from it (b) giving up
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waking up late daily (b) putting work off (c) skipping practice (d) sleeping on time
- 31.True or false: “forgetting the due date” is poor project planning. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: trying new strategies? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
- 33.True or false: “I promised Mum I would finish homework before TV, and I did.” is a promise broken. (a) True (b) False
- 34.🛏️ You planned to wake at 6 to revise, but your bed is cosy. What builds self-discipline? (a) skip revision (b) get up as planned (c) revise next week (d) sleep two more hours
- 35.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
- 36.🤝 Reliable or unreliable: writing promises down? (a) unreliable (b) reliable
- 37.⚽ Your team lost the final. What should the captain say? (a) “Proud of our effort.” (b) “It was the referee.” (c) “You all let me down.” (d) “We are the worst.”
- 38.True or false: “saying “I can’t”” shows low confidence. (a) False (b) True
- 39.True or false: “You asked for my notes by Friday. Here they are, on Friday.” is a promise broken. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying for the team (b) standing up straight (c) saying “I’ll try” (d) never raising a hand
Answer key
- fearing every mistake
- False
- no self-discipline
- a responsible reply
- no self-discipline
- True
- study for the test
- True
- for surprises
- a positive attitude
- True
- poor planning
- an excuse
- waiting to be told
- False
- saying “I can’t”
- snacking instead of work
- False
- learning from it
- fixed mindset
- fixed habit
- True
- giving up
- a negative attitude
- 4:30 PM
- no self-discipline
- True
- learning from it
- giving up
- sleeping on time
- True
- growth habit
- False
- get up as planned
- growth mindset
- reliable
- “Proud of our effort.”
- True
- False
- never raising a hand
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