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.⭐ Good or bad quality for a leader: kind? (a) good for a leader (b) bad for a leader
- 2.True or false: “uses fear” is how a good leader acts. (a) True (b) False
- 3.👑 Leader or boss — someone who owns the team’s mistakes? (a) a boss (b) a leader
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) boastful (b) kind (c) rude (d) short-tempered
- 5.True or false: “asks for ideas” is how a bossy boss acts. (a) True (b) False
- 6.⭐ Good or bad quality for a leader: boastful? (a) good for a leader (b) bad for a leader
- 7.👑 Leader or boss — someone who shares the credit? (a) a boss (b) a leader
- 8.👑 Leader or boss — someone who sits and watches? (a) a boss (b) a leader
- 9.Which of these is how a good leader acts? (a) says “do as I say” (b) never listens (c) blames the team (d) explains why
- 10.👑 Leader or boss — someone who blames the team? (a) a boss (b) a leader
- 11.⭐ Good or bad quality for a leader: rude? (a) bad for a leader (b) good for a leader
- 12.Which of these is a good quality in a leader? (a) rude (b) brave (c) careless (d) lazy
- 13.Which of these is a good quality in a leader? (a) rude (b) bossy (c) lazy (d) humble
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) patient (b) helpful (c) rude (d) honest
- 15.Which of these is how a bossy boss acts? (a) listens to the team (b) leads by example (c) blames the team (d) helps anyone stuck
- 16.👑 Leader or boss — someone who asks for ideas? (a) a boss (b) a leader
- 17.⭐ Good or bad quality for a leader: selfish? (a) good for a leader (b) bad for a leader
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) unfair (b) calm (c) lazy (d) selfish
- 19.⭐ Good or bad quality for a leader: careless? (a) good for a leader (b) bad for a leader
- 20.Which of these is how a bossy boss acts? (a) listens to the team (b) gives orders only (c) asks for ideas (d) shares the credit
- 21.👑 Leader or boss — someone who says “we”? (a) a boss (b) a leader
- 22.True or false: “explains why” is how a good leader acts. (a) True (b) False
- 23.👑 Leader or boss — someone who leads by example? (a) a boss (b) a leader
- 24.Which of these is a good quality in a leader? (a) selfish (b) lazy (c) unfair (d) helpful
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) takes all the credit (b) sits and watches (c) explains why (d) never listens
- 26.📋 Which is a class monitor’s duty? (a) help keep class orderly (b) skip class work (c) punish classmates (d) mark the test papers
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to the team (b) leads by example (c) takes all the credit (d) shares the credit
- 28.👑 Leader or boss — someone who takes all the credit? (a) a boss (b) a leader
- 29.True or false: “shares the credit” is how a bossy boss acts. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) explains why (b) owns the team’s mistakes (c) says “do as I say” (d) asks for ideas
- 31.Which of these is how a good leader acts? (a) takes all the credit (b) owns the team’s mistakes (c) says “do as I say” (d) sits and watches
- 32.Which of these is how a good leader acts? (a) gives orders only (b) asks for ideas (c) says “I” all the time (d) uses fear
- 33.True or false: “says “do as I say”” is how a good leader acts. (a) True (b) False
- 34.👑 Leader or boss — someone who says “do as I say”? (a) a boss (b) a leader
- 35.⭐ Good or bad quality for a leader: bossy? (a) bad for a leader (b) good for a leader
- 36.🆘 Your team is stuck on a task. A leader should… (a) leave them to it (b) blame the team (c) help find a way (d) take all the credit
- 37.True or false: “uses fear” is how a bossy boss acts. (a) True (b) False
- 38.⭐ Good or bad quality for a leader: unfair? (a) good for a leader (b) bad for a leader
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never listens (b) explains why (c) shares the credit (d) owns the team’s mistakes
- 40.Which of these is how a bossy boss acts? (a) sits and watches (b) listens to the team (c) shares the credit (d) helps anyone stuck
Answer key
- good for a leader
- False
- a leader
- kind
- False
- bad for a leader
- a leader
- a boss
- explains why
- a boss
- bad for a leader
- brave
- humble
- rude
- blames the team
- a leader
- bad for a leader
- calm
- bad for a leader
- gives orders only
- a leader
- True
- a leader
- helpful
- explains why
- help keep class orderly
- takes all the credit
- a boss
- False
- says “do as I say”
- owns the team’s mistakes
- asks for ideas
- False
- a boss
- bad for a leader
- help find a way
- True
- bad for a leader
- never listens
- sits and watches
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