Leadership Skills Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Leadership lesson 8: Part 1 test: leading yourself · Set 940 · 40 questions

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.

1. 1.Which of these is poor project planning? (a) breaking work into steps (b) no spare time (c) setting mini-deadlines (d) using a simple timetable
2. 2.📅 Your eco-club poster is due in 16 days. Research takes 3 days, making it takes 5 days and practice takes 3 days. How many spare days will you have?
3. 3.Which of these shows self-discipline? (a) scrolling during study (b) skipping practice (c) phone away for study (d) snacking instead of work
4. 4.🤝 Reliable or unreliable: coming when you said? (a) unreliable (b) reliable
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) saying “I’ll try” (c) speaking up in class (d) saying “I can’t”
6. 6.Which of these is poor project planning? (a) hard part first (b) listing tasks first (c) doing only easy bits (d) starting early
7. 7.📅 Good or poor project planning: ignoring the timetable? (a) poor planning (b) good planning
8. 8.True or false: “promising only what fits” is an unreliable habit. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “speaking up in class” shows low confidence. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “If I practise, I will get better.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔁 After a mistake — learning from it or giving up: blaming bad luck? (a) giving up (b) learning from it
12. 12.🌤️ What does a positive attitude mean? (a) complaining a lot (b) blaming others (c) expecting the worst (d) seeing ways forward
13. 13.🤝 Reliable or unreliable: promising only what fits? (a) reliable (b) unreliable
14. 14.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “It’s easy for you.” (b) “You worked so hard!” (c) “You were born smart.” (d) “You are a genius!”
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) envying others (b) praising effort (c) enjoying challenges (d) practising hard skills
16. 16.🙋 Is this a responsible reply or an excuse? “My part is late. I will finish it tonight and tell the team.” (a) a responsible reply (b) an excuse
17. 17.Which of these is learning from a mistake? (a) never trying again (b) quitting the club (c) blaming bad luck (d) asking what went wrong
18. 18.🙋 Responsible or irresponsible: keeping your desk tidy? (a) irresponsible (b) responsible
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming a teammate (b) losing borrowed books (c) cleaning up after art (d) blaming the weather
20. 20.Which of these is an unreliable habit? (a) finishing on the set day (b) saying yes to please all (c) coming when you said (d) promising only what fits
21. 21.Which of these is good project planning? (a) guessing how long (b) listing tasks first (c) ignoring the timetable (d) doing only easy bits
22. 22.True or false: “I promised Mum I would finish homework before TV, and I did.” is a promise broken. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “I promised to come at 4, but I came at 5 without telling anyone.” is a promise broken. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a reliable habit? (a) making up excuses (b) promising then vanishing (c) writing promises down (d) saying yes to please all
25. 25.🙋 You don’t understand a sum in class. A confident student will… (a) stay quiet (b) ask the teacher (c) give up (d) copy a friend
26. 26.🤝 Was the promise kept or broken? “I said I would set up the chairs at 8. I came at 7:55.” (a) a promise broken (b) a promise kept
27. 27.⏱️ Self-discipline or not: sticking to a routine? (a) no self-discipline (b) self-discipline
28. 28.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I’ll never be good at drawing.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
29. 29.⏱️ Self-discipline or not: starting without nagging? (a) self-discipline (b) no self-discipline
30. 30.True or false: “avoiding new things” is showing off. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🤝 Was the promise kept or broken? “You asked for my notes by Friday. Here they are, on Friday.” (a) a promise kept (b) a promise broken
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “I’ll try” (b) volunteering to lead (c) fearing every mistake (d) asking for help
33. 33.True or false: “Just one more game… and one more.” shows self-control. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “blaming the weather” is a responsible habit. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔁 After a mistake — learning from it or giving up: never trying again? (a) learning from it (b) giving up
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) setting mini-deadlines (b) checking progress weekly (c) no task list (d) listing tasks first
37. 37.True or false: “I promised to help paint the banner, then went home.” is a promise kept. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “She is just born talented.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
39. 39.True or false: “I lost the book, but books get lost all the time.” is an excuse. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Her work is great — what can I learn from it?” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset

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