Leadership Skills Worksheet: Qualities of a Good Leader
Leader's tip (Leader, not boss): A leader: listens to the team, says “we”, leads by example, shares the credit, helps anyone stuck, explains why. A boss: gives orders only, takes all the credit, blames the team, never listens, uses fear. Class monitor duties: help keep the class orderly, pass on messages, calmly ask for quiet, treat everyone by the same rules. A house captain practises with the house, not just gives orders.
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- 1.👑 Leader or boss — someone who owns the team’s mistakes? (a) a boss (b) a leader
- 2.Which of these is how a bossy boss acts? (a) owns the team’s mistakes (b) shares the credit (c) uses fear (d) explains why
- 3.👑 Leader or boss — someone who takes all the credit? (a) a boss (b) a leader
- 4.📝 A monitor sees a close friend breaking a class rule. What is fair? (a) punish them extra (b) treat them like others (c) ignore it for a friend (d) tell the whole school
- 5.Which of these is a good quality in a leader? (a) dishonest (b) patient (c) boastful (d) unfair
- 6.📋 Which is a class monitor’s duty? (a) punish classmates (b) mark the test papers (c) help keep class orderly (d) skip class work
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) humble (b) responsible (c) boastful (d) helpful
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bossy (b) dishonest (c) rude (d) humble
- 9.👑 A good leader is someone who… (a) always gives orders (b) wins every argument (c) helps the team succeed (d) does all the work
- 10.Which of these is a good quality in a leader? (a) dishonest (b) careless (c) rude (d) organised
- 11.⭐ Good or bad quality for a leader: kind? (a) good for a leader (b) bad for a leader
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) says “do as I say” (b) never listens (c) explains why (d) says “I” all the time
- 13.Which of these is a good quality in a leader? (a) bossy (b) helpful (c) unfair (d) lazy
- 14.Which of these is how a bossy boss acts? (a) asks for ideas (b) says “we” (c) listens to the team (d) sits and watches
- 15.Which of these is how a bossy boss acts? (a) asks for ideas (b) explains why (c) leads by example (d) never listens
- 16.👑 Leader or boss — someone who sits and watches? (a) a leader (b) a boss
- 17.⭐ Good or bad quality for a leader: brave? (a) good for a leader (b) bad for a leader
- 18.⭐ Good or bad quality for a leader: responsible? (a) bad for a leader (b) good for a leader
- 19.👑 Leader or boss — someone who says “we”? (a) a boss (b) a leader
- 20.True or false: “explains why” is how a bossy boss acts. (a) False (b) True
- 21.True or false: “leads by example” is how a bossy boss acts. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) helps anyone stuck (b) listens to the team (c) owns the team’s mistakes (d) says “do as I say”
- 23.Which of these is how a bossy boss acts? (a) asks for ideas (b) explains why (c) says “I” all the time (d) helps anyone stuck
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) gives orders only (b) says “I” all the time (c) says “do as I say” (d) says “we”
- 25.👑 Leader or boss — someone who blames the team? (a) a leader (b) a boss
- 26.👑 Leader or boss — someone who says “do as I say”? (a) a leader (b) a boss
- 27.🏃 How should a house captain get the house to practise for sports day? (a) blame the slow ones (b) only give orders (c) practise with them (d) skip practice
- 28.⭐ Good or bad quality for a leader: fair? (a) bad for a leader (b) good for a leader
- 29.Which of these is how a good leader acts? (a) sits and watches (b) says “do as I say” (c) says “I” all the time (d) says “we”
- 30.Which of these is a poor quality in a leader? (a) calm (b) honest (c) organised (d) rude
- 31.True or false: “blames the team” is how a good leader acts. (a) False (b) True
- 32.⭐ Good or bad quality for a leader: boastful? (a) good for a leader (b) bad for a leader
- 33.Which of these is a good quality in a leader? (a) short-tempered (b) lazy (c) brave (d) boastful
- 34.👑 Leader or boss — someone who helps anyone stuck? (a) a leader (b) a boss
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) gives orders only (b) shares the credit (c) says “I” all the time (d) takes all the credit
- 36.Which of these is how a bossy boss acts? (a) says “we” (b) listens to the team (c) blames the team (d) helps anyone stuck
- 37.True or false: “sits and watches” is how a bossy boss acts. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) careless (b) organised (c) lazy (d) boastful
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short-tempered (b) boastful (c) bossy (d) brave
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses fear (b) shares the credit (c) explains why (d) owns the team’s mistakes
Answer key
- a leader
- uses fear
- a boss
- treat them like others
- patient
- help keep class orderly
- boastful
- humble
- helps the team succeed
- organised
- good for a leader
- explains why
- helpful
- sits and watches
- never listens
- a boss
- good for a leader
- good for a leader
- a leader
- False
- False
- says “do as I say”
- says “I” all the time
- says “we”
- a boss
- a boss
- practise with them
- good for a leader
- says “we”
- rude
- False
- bad for a leader
- brave
- a leader
- shares the credit
- blames the team
- True
- organised
- brave
- uses fear
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