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) speaking up in class (b) standing up straight (c) acting like a know-all (d) volunteering to lead
- 2.🤝 Reliable or unreliable: writing promises down? (a) unreliable (b) reliable
- 3.Which of these is good project planning? (a) one huge deadline (b) guessing how long (c) starting early (d) no spare time
- 4.True or false: “I forgot the chart. I will bring it tomorrow before class.” is a responsible reply. (a) True (b) False
- 5.Which of these is good project planning? (a) using a simple timetable (b) forgetting the due date (c) one huge deadline (d) no task list
- 6.✋ 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 to all three (c) say yes to please them (d) agree, then skip two
- 7.True or false: “I broke the ruler, sorry. I will replace it.” is an excuse. (a) True (b) False
- 8.True or false: “I told the coach I would practise daily, and I did all week.” is a promise kept. (a) True (b) False
- 9.Which of these is an unreliable habit? (a) promising then vanishing (b) finishing on the set day (c) saying no if you can’t (d) telling early if delayed
- 10.True or false: “promising only what fits” is an unreliable habit. (a) False (b) True
- 11.Which of these is a responsible habit? (a) saying “not my job” (b) doing your class duty (c) skipping your duty (d) waiting to be told
- 12.💪 Confidence, low confidence or showing off: trying for the team? (a) confidence (b) showing off (c) low confidence
- 13.True or false: “praising effort” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
- 14.📚 Your exam is in two weeks. What is the disciplined plan? (a) study the night before (b) study a bit every day (c) read only the easy part (d) skip it and hope
- 15.Which of these is a reliable habit? (a) forgetting what you said (b) promising only what fits (c) not doing your part (d) agreeing to everything
- 16.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: learning from feedback? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
- 17.True or false: “I didn’t do my part because nobody told me again.” is an excuse. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🔁 After a mistake — learning from it or giving up: saying “I’m just bad”? (a) giving up (b) learning from it
- 19.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) praising effort (c) practising hard skills (d) giving up quickly
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the due date (b) starting on the last day (c) no task list (d) setting mini-deadlines
- 21.True or false: “scrolling during study” shows no self-discipline. (a) False (b) True
- 22.Which of these shows no self-discipline? (a) practising daily (b) saving pocket money (c) putting work off (d) starting without nagging
- 23.True or false: “hiding your mistakes” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Feedback is an attack on me.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
- 25.🤝 Reliable or unreliable: saying yes to please all? (a) unreliable (b) reliable
- 26.🙋 Is this a responsible reply or an excuse? “I didn’t do my part because nobody told me again.” (a) a responsible reply (b) an excuse
- 27.Which of these shows low confidence? (a) hiding at the back (b) asking for help (c) standing up straight (d) boasting about marks
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your own work (b) reporting a broken bench (c) blaming a teammate (d) cleaning up after art
- 29.True or false: “doing your fair share” is a responsible habit. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
- 31.🙋 Is this a responsible reply or an excuse? “Not my problem — someone else can clean it.” (a) a responsible reply (b) an excuse
- 32.✂️ Your team must make 12 paper flowers in 3 days, the same number each day. How many paper flowers a day?
- 33.🛏️ 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) get up as planned (d) revise next week
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting without nagging (b) practising daily (c) phone away for study (d) putting work off
- 35.True or false: “I said I would send my slides, but I never did.” is a promise broken. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🤝 Reliable or unreliable: saying no if you can’t? (a) reliable (b) unreliable
- 37.🎯 A good trick to start a boring task is to… (a) start with 10 minutes (b) wait for the mood (c) ask a friend to do it (d) do it at midnight
- 38.Which of these is giving up after a mistake? (a) practising the weak part (b) asking for feedback (c) saying “I’m just bad” (d) saying sorry and fixing
- 39.Which of these is a responsible habit? (a) leaving the mess behind (b) blaming a teammate (c) saying “not my job” (d) fixing what you broke
- 40.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I will ask for help and try again.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
Answer key
- acting like a know-all
- reliable
- starting early
- True
- using a simple timetable
- take on only one
- False
- True
- promising then vanishing
- False
- doing your class duty
- confidence
- True
- study a bit every day
- promising only what fits
- growth habit
- True
- giving up
- giving up quickly
- setting mini-deadlines
- True
- putting work off
- True
- fixed mindset
- unreliable
- an excuse
- hiding at the back
- blaming a teammate
- True
- growth mindset
- an excuse
- 4
- get up as planned
- putting work off
- True
- reliable
- start with 10 minutes
- saying “I’m just bad”
- fixing what you broke
- growth mindset
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