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.Which of these shows a leader who listens? (a) ignoring quiet members (b) only hearing friends (c) checking the phone (d) thanking each speaker
- 2.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Bring things for the project.” (a) a vague instruction (b) a clear instruction
- 3.True or false: “Kabir, take the red box to Room 12.” is a clear instruction. (a) True (b) False
- 4.True or false: “ignoring quiet members” shows a leader who does not listen. (a) False (b) True
- 5.👂 Does this leader listen or not: deciding before asking? (a) listening (b) not listening
- 6.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Collect the forms and give them to Ma’am by lunch.” (a) a vague instruction (b) a clear instruction
- 7.Which of these shows a leader who does not listen? (a) thanking each speaker (b) asking for every idea (c) letting quiet ones speak (d) cutting people off
- 8.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Kabir, take the red box to Room 12.” (a) a clear instruction (b) a vague instruction
- 9.True or false: “Collect the forms and give them to Ma’am by lunch.” is a clear instruction. (a) False (b) True
- 10.👂 Does this leader listen or not: not interrupting? (a) not listening (b) listening
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking each speaker (b) laughing at ideas (c) asking for every idea (d) repeating the idea back
- 12.True or false: “Do the stuff for the event.” is a clear instruction. (a) False (b) True
- 13.👂 Does this leader listen or not: letting quiet ones speak? (a) listening (b) not listening
- 14.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Fix the board thing soon.” (a) a clear instruction (b) a vague instruction
- 15.👂 Does this leader listen or not: thanking each speaker? (a) not listening (b) listening
- 16.👂 Why should a leader listen to the team? (a) to waste time (b) to find faults (c) to find better ideas (d) to look busy
- 17.True or false: “Someone sort out the chairs.” is a clear instruction. (a) True (b) False
- 18.Which of these shows a leader who listens? (a) asking for every idea (b) cutting people off (c) checking the phone (d) only hearing friends
- 19.True or false: “Each group, bring two charts on Monday.” is a clear instruction. (a) True (b) False
- 20.👂 Does this leader listen or not: ignoring quiet members? (a) listening (b) not listening
- 21.📢 A clear instruction says… (a) everything at once (b) who, what and when (c) only “do it” (d) nothing about time
- 22.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Diya, write the names of the six players on the board.” (a) a vague instruction (b) a clear instruction
- 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.True or false: “asking for every idea” shows a leader who does not listen. (a) False (b) True
- 25.Which of these shows a leader who does not listen? (a) noting each idea (b) not interrupting (c) deciding before asking (d) thanking each speaker
- 26.True or false: “only hearing friends” shows a leader who does not listen. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) deciding before asking (b) repeating the idea back (c) asking for every idea (d) noting each idea
- 28.True or false: “repeating the idea back” shows a leader who does not listen. (a) True (b) False
- 29.True or false: “Kabir, take the red box to Room 12.” is a vague instruction. (a) False (b) True
- 30.True or false: “noting each idea” shows a leader who listens. (a) True (b) False
- 31.True or false: “checking the phone” shows a leader who listens. (a) True (b) False
- 32.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Each group, bring two charts on Monday.” (a) a vague instruction (b) a clear instruction
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting quiet ones speak (b) only hearing friends (c) repeating the idea back (d) noting each idea
- 34.Which of these shows a leader who does not listen? (a) repeating the idea back (b) thanking each speaker (c) asking for every idea (d) ignoring quiet members
- 35.True or false: “Please put the chairs in four rows by 9:30.” is a clear instruction. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting people off (b) laughing at ideas (c) letting quiet ones speak (d) only hearing friends
- 37.True or false: “laughing at ideas” shows a leader who does not listen. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking each speaker (b) ignoring quiet members (c) cutting people off (d) only hearing friends
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting people off (b) ignoring quiet members (c) noting each idea (d) only hearing friends
- 40.👂 Does this leader listen or not: noting each idea? (a) listening (b) not listening
Answer key
- thanking each speaker
- a vague instruction
- True
- True
- not listening
- a clear instruction
- cutting people off
- a clear instruction
- True
- listening
- laughing at ideas
- False
- listening
- a vague instruction
- listening
- to find better ideas
- False
- asking for every idea
- True
- not listening
- who, what and when
- a clear instruction
- check they understood
- False
- deciding before asking
- True
- deciding before asking
- False
- False
- True
- False
- a clear instruction
- only hearing friends
- ignoring quiet members
- True
- letting quiet ones speak
- True
- thanking each speaker
- noting each idea
- listening
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