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 is a reliable habit? (a) agreeing to everything (b) returning things on time (c) promising then vanishing (d) not doing your part
- 2.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) asking for help early (b) hiding your mistakes (c) praising effort (d) practising hard skills
- 3.🌱 Which word turns “I can’t do fractions” into a growth statement? (a) ever (b) never (c) yet (d) again
- 4.🎤 You are nervous before speaking at the assembly. What helps most? (a) skip the assembly (b) practise it aloud first (c) read very fast (d) look at the floor
- 5.True or false: “forgetting what you said” is a reliable habit. (a) False (b) True
- 6.Which of these is poor project planning? (a) hard part first (b) starting early (c) keeping spare days (d) starting on the last day
- 7.🙋 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
- 8.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You are a genius!” (b) “You worked so hard!” (c) “It’s easy for you.” (d) “You were born smart.”
- 9.⏱️ Self-discipline or not: gaming till midnight? (a) self-discipline (b) no self-discipline
- 10.True or false: “enjoying challenges” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
- 11.✂️ Your team must make 18 paper flowers in 6 days, the same number each day. How many paper flowers a day?
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing tasks first (b) using a simple timetable (c) starting on the last day (d) breaking work into steps
- 13.🎯 A good trick to start a boring task is to… (a) ask a friend to do it (b) start with 10 minutes (c) wait for the mood (d) do it at midnight
- 14.⏱️ Self-discipline or not: saving pocket money? (a) no self-discipline (b) self-discipline
- 15.True or false: “practising hard skills” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
- 16.True or false: “trying for the team” shows low confidence. (a) False (b) True
- 17.True or false: “asking for help early” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🗓️ Your project is due in three weeks. When should you start? (a) after it is due (b) this week (c) in the third week (d) the night before
- 19.True or false: “blaming bad luck” is giving up after a mistake. (a) False (b) True
- 20.🙋 Responsible or irresponsible: owning up to a mistake? (a) irresponsible (b) responsible
- 21.💪 Confidence, low confidence or showing off: volunteering to lead? (a) confidence (b) low confidence (c) showing off
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking work into steps (b) doing only easy bits (c) ignoring the timetable (d) one huge deadline
- 23.🌤️ Positive or negative attitude? “Rain again. Everything always goes wrong.” (a) a negative attitude (b) a positive attitude
- 24.🙋 Responsible or irresponsible: skipping your duty? (a) irresponsible (b) responsible
- 25.🌟 Why does keeping promises matter for a leader? (a) it is a school rule (b) you win prizes (c) you look busy (d) people can trust you
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising hard skills (b) asking for help early (c) trying new strategies (d) sticking to easy tasks
- 27.⏱️ Self-discipline or not: sleeping on time? (a) no self-discipline (b) self-discipline
- 28.True or false: “I’m tired, but I’ll do my 15 minutes of practice.” shows self-control. (a) True (b) False
- 29.Which of these shows self-discipline? (a) skipping practice (b) saving pocket money (c) waking up late daily (d) leaving tasks half-done
- 30.⏱️ Self-discipline or not: practising daily? (a) self-discipline (b) no self-discipline
- 31.🤝 Was the promise kept or broken? “I said I would set up the chairs at 8. I came at 7:55.” (a) a promise kept (b) a promise broken
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrolling during study (b) leaving tasks half-done (c) putting work off (d) finishing what you start
- 33.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I only do what I’m already good at.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) returning borrowed books (b) reporting a broken bench (c) blaming the weather (d) fixing what you broke
- 35.True or false: “hiding at the back” shows confidence. (a) False (b) True
- 36.True or false: “saying “not my job”” is a responsible habit. (a) False (b) True
- 37.⏰ You promised to finish the team slides by Thursday, but you fall ill. What should you do? (a) blame the computer (b) send them on Monday (c) say nothing (d) tell the team early
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the timetable (b) forgetting the due date (c) starting early (d) doing only easy bits
- 39.Which of these is poor project planning? (a) breaking work into steps (b) setting mini-deadlines (c) one huge deadline (d) using a simple timetable
- 40.True or false: “hiding the result” is learning from a mistake. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- returning things on time
- hiding your mistakes
- yet
- practise it aloud first
- False
- starting on the last day
- a responsible reply
- “You worked so hard!”
- no self-discipline
- False
- 3
- starting on the last day
- start with 10 minutes
- self-discipline
- False
- False
- True
- this week
- True
- responsible
- confidence
- breaking work into steps
- a negative attitude
- irresponsible
- people can trust you
- sticking to easy tasks
- self-discipline
- True
- saving pocket money
- self-discipline
- a promise kept
- finishing what you start
- fixed mindset
- blaming the weather
- False
- False
- tell the team early
- starting early
- one huge deadline
- False
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