Leadership Skills Worksheet: Clear Instructions
Leader's tip (Who, what, when): Listening: asking for every idea, letting quiet ones speak, noting each idea, not interrupting. Not listening: cutting people off, only hearing friends, deciding before asking. A clear instruction says who, what and when: “Kabir, take the red box to Room 12.” A vague one: “Do the stuff for the event.” Give steps one at a time, in order, then ask someone to say the task back.
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- 1.True or false: “laughing at ideas” shows a leader who does not listen. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🔢 You have five steps to explain. How should you give them? (a) in any order (b) only the last step (c) one step at a time (d) all in one breath
- 3.True or false: “Make it look nice, I guess.” is a vague instruction. (a) True (b) False
- 4.👂 Does this leader listen or not: checking the phone? (a) not listening (b) listening
- 5.True or false: “noting each idea” shows a leader who does not listen. (a) True (b) False
- 6.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Please put the chairs in four rows by 9:30.” (a) a vague instruction (b) a clear instruction
- 7.Which of these shows a leader who does not listen? (a) repeating the idea back (b) asking for every idea (c) ignoring quiet members (d) noting each idea
- 8.True or false: “ignoring quiet members” shows a leader who listens. (a) False (b) True
- 9.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Someone sort out the chairs.” (a) a vague instruction (b) a clear instruction
- 10.True or false: “Do the stuff for the event.” is a clear instruction. (a) False (b) True
- 11.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Fix the board thing soon.” (a) a vague instruction (b) a clear instruction
- 12.👂 Does this leader listen or not: noting each idea? (a) not listening (b) listening
- 13.👂 Does this leader listen or not: deciding before asking? (a) not listening (b) listening
- 14.True or false: “Just get it done somehow.” is a clear instruction. (a) False (b) True
- 15.True or false: “letting quiet ones speak” shows a leader who does not listen. (a) True (b) False
- 16.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Do the stuff for the event.” (a) a clear instruction (b) a vague instruction
- 17.👂 Does this leader listen or not: laughing at ideas? (a) listening (b) not listening
- 18.Which of these shows a leader who listens? (a) only hearing friends (b) not interrupting (c) laughing at ideas (d) checking the phone
- 19.True or false: “Someone sort out the chairs.” is a vague instruction. (a) False (b) True
- 20.👂 Does this leader listen or not: thanking each speaker? (a) not listening (b) listening
- 21.👂 Does this leader listen or not: asking for every idea? (a) not listening (b) listening
- 22.True or false: “Diya, write the names of the six players on the board.” is a clear instruction. (a) True (b) False
- 23.✅ After giving instructions, what should a leader do? (a) give ten more (b) walk away (c) repeat it angrily (d) check they understood
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting quiet ones speak (b) noting each idea (c) cutting people off (d) repeating the idea back
- 25.Which of these shows a leader who does not listen? (a) checking the phone (b) thanking each speaker (c) noting each idea (d) asking for every idea
- 26.True or false: “thanking each speaker” shows a leader who does not listen. (a) True (b) False
- 27.True or false: “Line up in pairs by the gate at 8:45.” is a vague instruction. (a) False (b) True
- 28.Which of these shows a leader who does not listen? (a) noting each idea (b) letting quiet ones speak (c) not interrupting (d) only hearing friends
- 29.True or false: “Please put the chairs in four rows by 9:30.” is a clear instruction. (a) False (b) True
- 30.Which of these shows a leader who listens? (a) laughing at ideas (b) ignoring quiet members (c) letting quiet ones speak (d) only hearing friends
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not interrupting (b) asking for every idea (c) thanking each speaker (d) laughing at ideas
- 32.True or false: “deciding before asking” shows a leader who does not listen. (a) True (b) False
- 33.True or false: “Diya, write the names of the six players on the board.” is a vague instruction. (a) False (b) True
- 34.True or false: “deciding before asking” shows a leader who listens. (a) False (b) True
- 35.True or false: “asking for every idea” shows a leader who listens. (a) False (b) True
- 36.True or false: “Collect the forms and give them to Ma’am by lunch.” is a clear instruction. (a) False (b) True
- 37.True or false: “letting quiet ones speak” shows a leader who listens. (a) False (b) True
- 38.True or false: “Someone sort out the chairs.” is a clear instruction. (a) True (b) False
- 39.Which of these shows a leader who listens? (a) checking the phone (b) deciding before asking (c) laughing at ideas (d) noting each idea
- 40.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Bring things for the project.” (a) a clear instruction (b) a vague instruction
Answer key
- True
- one step at a time
- True
- not listening
- False
- a clear instruction
- ignoring quiet members
- False
- a vague instruction
- False
- a vague instruction
- listening
- not listening
- False
- False
- a vague instruction
- not listening
- not interrupting
- True
- listening
- listening
- True
- check they understood
- cutting people off
- checking the phone
- False
- False
- only hearing friends
- True
- letting quiet ones speak
- laughing at ideas
- True
- False
- False
- True
- True
- True
- False
- noting each idea
- a vague instruction
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