Leadership Skills Worksheet: Clear Instructions

Leadership lesson 10: Listening to the team and giving clear instructions · Set 13 · 40 questions

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.

1. 1.True or false: “Line up in pairs by the gate at 8:45.” is a clear instruction. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.✅ After giving instructions, what should a leader do? (a) give ten more (b) repeat it angrily (c) walk away (d) check they understood
3. 3.True or false: “Make it look nice, I guess.” is a vague instruction. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “Just get it done somehow.” is a vague instruction. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “thanking each speaker” shows a leader who listens. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “Collect the forms and give them to Ma’am by lunch.” is a vague instruction. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “Bring things for the project.” is a vague instruction. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these shows a leader who does not listen? (a) cutting people off (b) asking for every idea (c) not interrupting (d) noting each idea
9. 9.True or false: “Bring things for the project.” is a clear instruction. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🙋 A quiet member has not spoken in the meeting. What is best? (a) speak for her (b) tell her to leave (c) invite her to share (d) ignore her
11. 11.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Bring things for the project.” (a) a clear instruction (b) a vague instruction
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) deciding before asking (b) thanking each speaker (c) cutting people off (d) laughing at ideas
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting quiet ones speak (b) deciding before asking (c) only hearing friends (d) ignoring quiet members
14. 14.👂 Does this leader listen or not: only hearing friends? (a) not listening (b) listening
15. 15.Which of these shows a leader who listens? (a) repeating the idea back (b) deciding before asking (c) cutting people off (d) checking the phone
16. 16.👂 Does this leader listen or not: checking the phone? (a) not listening (b) listening
17. 17.True or false: “Each group, bring two charts on Monday.” is a vague instruction. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting people off (b) laughing at ideas (c) not interrupting (d) only hearing friends
19. 19.True or false: “Someone sort out the chairs.” is a vague instruction. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Line up in pairs by the gate at 8:45.” (a) a clear instruction (b) a vague instruction
21. 21.👂 Why should a leader listen to the team? (a) to find faults (b) to waste time (c) to find better ideas (d) to look busy
22. 22.📢 A clear instruction says… (a) who, what and when (b) only “do it” (c) nothing about time (d) everything at once
23. 23.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Kabir, take the red box to Room 12.” (a) a clear instruction (b) a vague instruction
24. 24.True or false: “Make it look nice, I guess.” is a clear instruction. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.👂 Does this leader listen or not: noting each idea? (a) not listening (b) listening
26. 26.True or false: “Fix the board thing soon.” is a vague instruction. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “ignoring quiet members” shows a leader who listens. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “ignoring quiet members” shows a leader who does not listen. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these shows a leader who does not listen? (a) asking for every idea (b) letting quiet ones speak (c) laughing at ideas (d) thanking each speaker
30. 30.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Make it look nice, I guess.” (a) a clear instruction (b) a vague instruction
31. 31.Which of these shows a leader who listens? (a) laughing at ideas (b) deciding before asking (c) letting quiet ones speak (d) ignoring quiet members
32. 32.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Just get it done somehow.” (a) a vague instruction (b) a clear instruction
33. 33.Which of these shows a leader who does not listen? (a) thanking each speaker (b) noting each idea (c) checking the phone (d) not interrupting
34. 34.👂 Does this leader listen or not: thanking each speaker? (a) listening (b) not listening
35. 35.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Do the stuff for the event.” (a) a vague instruction (b) a clear instruction
36. 36.🔢 You have five steps to explain. How should you give them? (a) only the last step (b) all in one breath (c) in any order (d) one step at a time
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting people off (b) not interrupting (c) repeating the idea back (d) asking for every idea
38. 38.👂 Does this leader listen or not: not interrupting? (a) not listening (b) listening
39. 39.True or false: “noting each idea” shows a leader who does not listen. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Fix the board thing soon.” (a) a vague instruction (b) a clear instruction

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