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) shares the credit (b) owns the team’s mistakes (c) says “do as I say” (d) says “we”
- 2.🆘 Your team is stuck on a task. A leader should… (a) take all the credit (b) help find a way (c) blame the team (d) leave them to it
- 3.⭐ Good or bad quality for a leader: lazy? (a) bad for a leader (b) good for a leader
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) gives orders only (b) says “do as I say” (c) uses fear (d) owns the team’s mistakes
- 5.Which of these is how a bossy boss acts? (a) asks for ideas (b) explains why (c) takes all the credit (d) shares the credit
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses fear (b) says “do as I say” (c) leads by example (d) says “I” all the time
- 7.Which of these is how a bossy boss acts? (a) says “we” (b) blames the team (c) shares the credit (d) helps anyone stuck
- 8.Which of these is a poor quality in a leader? (a) careless (b) brave (c) responsible (d) organised
- 9.⭐ Good or bad quality for a leader: calm? (a) good for a leader (b) bad for a leader
- 10.📝 A monitor sees a close friend breaking a class rule. What is fair? (a) tell the whole school (b) ignore it for a friend (c) punish them extra (d) treat them like others
- 11.Which of these is a good quality in a leader? (a) kind (b) boastful (c) dishonest (d) unfair
- 12.True or false: “uses fear” is how a bossy boss acts. (a) False (b) True
- 13.Which of these is how a good leader acts? (a) says “I” all the time (b) helps anyone stuck (c) uses fear (d) gives orders only
- 14.Which of these is how a good leader acts? (a) takes all the credit (b) gives orders only (c) says “I” all the time (d) shares the credit
- 15.⭐ Good or bad quality for a leader: patient? (a) good for a leader (b) bad for a leader
- 16.⭐ Good or bad quality for a leader: careless? (a) good for a leader (b) bad for a leader
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) humble (b) boastful (c) honest (d) fair
- 18.⭐ Good or bad quality for a leader: fair? (a) bad for a leader (b) good for a leader
- 19.Which of these is how a good leader acts? (a) sits and watches (b) blames the team (c) takes all the credit (d) leads by example
- 20.Which of these is a poor quality in a leader? (a) organised (b) boastful (c) responsible (d) patient
- 21.True or false: “takes all the credit” is how a bossy boss acts. (a) False (b) True
- 22.⭐ Good or bad quality for a leader: responsible? (a) good for a leader (b) bad for a leader
- 23.True or false: “leads by example” is how a good leader acts. (a) False (b) True
- 24.👑 Leader or boss — someone who says “we”? (a) a boss (b) a leader
- 25.👑 Leader or boss — someone who says “do as I say”? (a) a leader (b) a boss
- 26.👑 Leader or boss — someone who explains why? (a) a leader (b) a boss
- 27.👑 Leader or boss — someone who shares the credit? (a) a leader (b) a boss
- 28.Which of these is how a bossy boss acts? (a) listens to the team (b) says “I” all the time (c) asks for ideas (d) leads by example
- 29.Which of these is a good quality in a leader? (a) careless (b) honest (c) dishonest (d) selfish
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) unfair (b) dishonest (c) brave (d) short-tempered
- 31.👑 Leader or boss — someone who uses fear? (a) a leader (b) a boss
- 32.Which of these is how a bossy boss acts? (a) leads by example (b) sits and watches (c) says “we” (d) explains why
- 33.True or false: “listens to the team” is how a bossy boss acts. (a) False (b) True
- 34.Which of these is a poor quality in a leader? (a) calm (b) rude (c) organised (d) patient
- 35.🗣️ The class is noisy while the teacher is out. A good monitor… (a) writes all the names (b) joins the noise (c) shouts at everyone (d) calmly asks for quiet
- 36.Which of these is how a good leader acts? (a) uses fear (b) gives orders only (c) asks for ideas (d) sits and watches
- 37.👑 Leader or boss — someone who leads by example? (a) a boss (b) a leader
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) kind (b) bossy (c) unfair (d) dishonest
- 39.Which of these is a poor quality in a leader? (a) responsible (b) honest (c) brave (d) lazy
- 40.👑 Leader or boss — someone who asks for ideas? (a) a leader (b) a boss
Answer key
- says “do as I say”
- help find a way
- bad for a leader
- owns the team’s mistakes
- takes all the credit
- leads by example
- blames the team
- careless
- good for a leader
- treat them like others
- kind
- True
- helps anyone stuck
- shares the credit
- good for a leader
- bad for a leader
- boastful
- good for a leader
- leads by example
- boastful
- True
- good for a leader
- True
- a leader
- a boss
- a leader
- a leader
- says “I” all the time
- honest
- brave
- a boss
- sits and watches
- False
- rude
- calmly asks for quiet
- asks for ideas
- a leader
- kind
- lazy
- a leader
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