Leadership Skills Worksheet: Clear Instructions

Leadership lesson 10: Listening to the team and giving clear instructions · Set 256 · 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: “Please put the chairs in four rows by 9:30.” is a vague instruction. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “Someone sort out the chairs.” is a clear instruction. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking each speaker (b) ignoring quiet members (c) asking for every idea (d) repeating the idea back
4. 4.🔢 You have five steps to explain. How should you give them? (a) only the last step (b) all in one breath (c) one step at a time (d) in any order
5. 5.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Collect the forms and give them to Ma’am by lunch.” (a) a vague instruction (b) a clear instruction
6. 6.True or false: “checking the phone” shows a leader who listens. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “thanking each speaker” shows a leader who listens. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “letting quiet ones speak” shows a leader who does not listen. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📢 A clear instruction says… (a) nothing about time (b) everything at once (c) who, what and when (d) only “do it”
10. 10.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Just get it done somehow.” (a) a vague instruction (b) a clear instruction
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) deciding before asking (b) noting each idea (c) letting quiet ones speak (d) thanking each speaker
12. 12.True or false: “Collect the forms and give them to Ma’am by lunch.” is a clear instruction. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.👂 Does this leader listen or not: checking the phone? (a) not listening (b) listening
14. 14.True or false: “Diya, write the names of the six players on the board.” is a vague instruction. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.👂 Does this leader listen or not: repeating the idea back? (a) not listening (b) listening
16. 16.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Line up in pairs by the gate at 8:45.” (a) a vague instruction (b) a clear instruction
17. 17.👂 Does this leader listen or not: deciding before asking? (a) listening (b) not listening
18. 18.👂 Why should a leader listen to the team? (a) to find better ideas (b) to waste time (c) to find faults (d) to look busy
19. 19.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Kabir, take the red box to Room 12.” (a) a clear instruction (b) a vague instruction
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring quiet members (b) letting quiet ones speak (c) deciding before asking (d) laughing at ideas
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring quiet members (b) laughing at ideas (c) deciding before asking (d) asking for every idea
22. 22.True or false: “only hearing friends” shows a leader who listens. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these shows a leader who does not listen? (a) cutting people off (b) repeating the idea back (c) letting quiet ones speak (d) not interrupting
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting each idea (b) asking for every idea (c) thanking each speaker (d) only hearing friends
25. 25.👂 Does this leader listen or not: asking for every idea? (a) listening (b) not listening
26. 26.👂 Does this leader listen or not: letting quiet ones speak? (a) listening (b) not listening
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) laughing at ideas (b) repeating the idea back (c) only hearing friends (d) checking the phone
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only hearing friends (b) cutting people off (c) checking the phone (d) noting each idea
29. 29.🙋 A quiet member has not spoken in the meeting. What is best? (a) ignore her (b) invite her to share (c) tell her to leave (d) speak for her
30. 30.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Each group, bring two charts on Monday.” (a) a clear instruction (b) a vague instruction
31. 31.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Someone sort out the chairs.” (a) a vague instruction (b) a clear instruction
32. 32.True or false: “ignoring quiet members” shows a leader who listens. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.👂 Does this leader listen or not: thanking each speaker? (a) listening (b) not listening
34. 34.True or false: “Bring things for the project.” is a vague instruction. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Diya, write the names of the six players on the board.” (a) a clear instruction (b) a vague instruction
36. 36.👂 Does this leader listen or not: cutting people off? (a) listening (b) not listening
37. 37.True or false: “noting each idea” shows a leader who listens. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “Do the stuff for the event.” is a clear instruction. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.✅ After giving instructions, what should a leader do? (a) check they understood (b) walk away (c) give ten more (d) repeat it angrily
40. 40.True or false: “not interrupting” shows a leader who does not listen. (a) False (b) True

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