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: “standing up straight” is showing off. (a) True (b) False
- 2.Which of these is learning from a mistake? (a) hiding the result (b) asking for feedback (c) quitting the club (d) saying “I’m just bad”
- 3.True or false: “saying “I can’t”” is showing off. (a) True (b) False
- 4.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
- 5.True or false: “making eye contact” shows low confidence. (a) False (b) True
- 6.🙋 Is this a responsible reply or an excuse? “The chart is late because my team is useless.” (a) a responsible reply (b) an excuse
- 7.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “not my job” (b) reporting a broken bench (c) doing your fair share (d) doing your class duty
- 9.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) enjoying challenges (b) ignoring feedback (c) hiding your mistakes (d) giving up quickly
- 10.🧩 A big project feels scary. What should you do first? (a) give up (b) do it all at once (c) break it into steps (d) wait for help
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing what you start (b) waking up late daily (c) homework before games (d) starting without nagging
- 12.True or false: “The chart is late because my team is useless.” is an excuse. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🌤️ Positive or negative attitude? “The rain cancelled the match — let’s practise indoors.” (a) a positive attitude (b) a negative attitude
- 14.True or false: “The rain cancelled the match — let’s practise indoors.” shows a negative attitude. (a) True (b) False
- 15.⏱️ Self-discipline or not: finishing what you start? (a) no self-discipline (b) self-discipline
- 16.🧹 It is your turn to clean the board, but your friends are going out to play. What do you do? (a) clean the board first (b) leave it for tomorrow (c) ask a friend to lie (d) pretend you forgot
- 17.🤝 A friend asks for help on Saturday, but you already promised to visit your grandmother. What is best? (a) say yes to both (b) skip Grandma’s visit (c) switch off your phone (d) say no kindly
- 18.True or false: “snacking instead of work” shows self-discipline. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) envying others (b) enjoying challenges (c) trying new strategies (d) learning from feedback
- 20.✋ 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
- 21.Which of these is an irresponsible habit? (a) losing borrowed books (b) keeping your desk tidy (c) doing your fair share (d) returning borrowed books
- 22.📅 Good or poor project planning: listing tasks first? (a) good planning (b) poor planning
- 23.True or false: “cleaning up after art” is an irresponsible habit. (a) False (b) True
- 24.⏱️ Self-discipline or not: gaming till midnight? (a) self-discipline (b) no self-discipline
- 25.Which of these is learning from a mistake? (a) tearing up the work (b) quitting the club (c) practising the weak part (d) saying “I’m just bad”
- 26.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) sticking to easy tasks (c) practising hard skills (d) avoiding challenges
- 27.True or false: “I’ll check my phone after this chapter.” shows self-control. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🙋 Responsible or irresponsible: returning borrowed books? (a) irresponsible (b) responsible
- 29.🙋 Responsible or irresponsible: losing borrowed books? (a) responsible (b) irresponsible
- 30.True or false: “writing promises down” is an unreliable habit. (a) False (b) True
- 31.Which of these is good project planning? (a) no task list (b) doing only easy bits (c) starting on the last day (d) listing tasks first
- 32.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: hiding your mistakes? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
- 33.True or false: “talking over others” shows confidence. (a) False (b) True
- 34.Which of these is showing off? (a) asking for help (b) boasting about marks (c) saying “I’ll try” (d) hiding at the back
- 35.✅ What is a mini-deadline? (a) the final due date (b) a date for one step (c) a holiday (d) a late fine
- 36.Which of these is a responsible habit? (a) blaming a teammate (b) skipping your duty (c) blaming the weather (d) doing your fair share
- 37.💪 Confidence, low confidence or showing off: saying “I can’t”? (a) low confidence (b) showing off (c) confidence
- 38.Which of these shows self-discipline? (a) starting without nagging (b) putting work off (c) scrolling during study (d) skipping practice
- 39.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You worked so hard!” (b) “It’s easy for you.” (c) “You were born smart.” (d) “You are a genius!”
- 40.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “Drawing is silly.” (b) “I’ll never draw well.” (c) “She is just lucky.” (d) “I can learn from her.”
Answer key
- False
- asking for feedback
- False
- True
- False
- an excuse
- True
- saying “not my job”
- enjoying challenges
- break it into steps
- waking up late daily
- True
- a positive attitude
- False
- self-discipline
- clean the board first
- say no kindly
- False
- envying others
- take on only one
- losing borrowed books
- good planning
- False
- no self-discipline
- practising the weak part
- practising hard skills
- True
- responsible
- irresponsible
- False
- listing tasks first
- fixed habit
- False
- boasting about marks
- a date for one step
- doing your fair share
- low confidence
- starting without nagging
- “You worked so hard!”
- “I can learn from her.”
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