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