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.Which of these is how a bossy boss acts? (a) asks for ideas (b) says “I” all the time (c) leads by example (d) listens to the team
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) owns the team’s mistakes (b) takes all the credit (c) listens to the team (d) asks for ideas
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) says “I” all the time (b) never listens (c) explains why (d) takes all the credit
- 4.📝 A monitor sees a close friend breaking a class rule. What is fair? (a) treat them like others (b) punish them extra (c) ignore it for a friend (d) tell the whole school
- 5.⭐ Good or bad quality for a leader: calm? (a) good for a leader (b) bad for a leader
- 6.👑 Leader or boss — someone who sits and watches? (a) a leader (b) a boss
- 7.Which of these is how a good leader acts? (a) takes all the credit (b) says “I” all the time (c) listens to the team (d) says “do as I say”
- 8.Which of these is a poor quality in a leader? (a) lazy (b) helpful (c) humble (d) calm
- 9.Which of these is how a good leader acts? (a) gives orders only (b) shares the credit (c) blames the team (d) uses fear
- 10.⭐ Good or bad quality for a leader: boastful? (a) bad for a leader (b) good for a leader
- 11.Which of these is a good quality in a leader? (a) boastful (b) kind (c) selfish (d) lazy
- 12.Which of these is how a good leader acts? (a) blames the team (b) gives orders only (c) says “I” all the time (d) helps anyone stuck
- 13.True or false: “shares the credit” is how a bossy boss acts. (a) True (b) False
- 14.Which of these is a good quality in a leader? (a) selfish (b) boastful (c) honest (d) rude
- 15.Which of these is how a bossy boss acts? (a) owns the team’s mistakes (b) says “we” (c) leads by example (d) gives orders only
- 16.Which of these is how a bossy boss acts? (a) helps anyone stuck (b) says “we” (c) takes all the credit (d) leads by example
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) says “we” (b) gives orders only (c) asks for ideas (d) explains why
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) says “do as I say” (b) listens to the team (c) leads by example (d) says “we”
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) organised (b) patient (c) helpful (d) rude
- 20.Which of these is a good quality in a leader? (a) helpful (b) unfair (c) dishonest (d) selfish
- 21.👑 Leader or boss — someone who shares the credit? (a) a leader (b) a boss
- 22.True or false: “says “I” all the time” is how a bossy boss acts. (a) True (b) False
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short-tempered (b) lazy (c) selfish (d) responsible
- 24.⭐ Good or bad quality for a leader: fair? (a) bad for a leader (b) good for a leader
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) unfair (b) selfish (c) fair (d) short-tempered
- 26.👑 Leader or boss — someone who takes all the credit? (a) a boss (b) a leader
- 27.Which of these is a poor quality in a leader? (a) responsible (b) unfair (c) organised (d) brave
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) responsible (b) humble (c) selfish (d) fair
- 29.Which of these is how a good leader acts? (a) owns the team’s mistakes (b) sits and watches (c) gives orders only (d) blames the team
- 30.Which of these is how a bossy boss acts? (a) listens to the team (b) explains why (c) shares the credit (d) blames the team
- 31.👑 Leader or boss — someone who says “I” all the time? (a) a leader (b) a boss
- 32.Which of these is how a bossy boss acts? (a) leads by example (b) asks for ideas (c) says “do as I say” (d) owns the team’s mistakes
- 33.⭐ Good or bad quality for a leader: rude? (a) good for a leader (b) bad for a leader
- 34.True or false: “owns the team’s mistakes” is how a good leader acts. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) says “we” (b) says “I” all the time (c) never listens (d) says “do as I say”
- 36.🗣️ The class is noisy while the teacher is out. A good monitor… (a) calmly asks for quiet (b) writes all the names (c) shouts at everyone (d) joins the noise
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rude (b) patient (c) careless (d) lazy
- 38.True or false: “asks for ideas” is how a good leader acts. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🆘 Your team is stuck on a task. A leader should… (a) take all the credit (b) leave them to it (c) blame the team (d) help find a way
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) gives orders only (b) uses fear (c) shares the credit (d) takes all the credit
Answer key
- says “I” all the time
- takes all the credit
- explains why
- treat them like others
- good for a leader
- a boss
- listens to the team
- lazy
- shares the credit
- bad for a leader
- kind
- helps anyone stuck
- False
- honest
- gives orders only
- takes all the credit
- gives orders only
- says “do as I say”
- rude
- helpful
- a leader
- True
- responsible
- good for a leader
- fair
- a boss
- unfair
- selfish
- owns the team’s mistakes
- blames the team
- a boss
- says “do as I say”
- bad for a leader
- True
- says “we”
- calmly asks for quiet
- patient
- True
- help find a way
- shares the credit
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