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