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Leadership Skills Worksheet: Clear Instructions

Leadership lesson 10: Listening to the team and giving clear instructions · Set 477 · 40 questions
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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. 1.True or false: “Line up in pairs by the gate at 8:45.” is a vague instruction. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Someone sort out the chairs.” (a) a vague instruction (b) a clear instruction
  3. 3.True or false: “checking the phone” shows a leader who listens. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: “thanking each speaker” shows a leader who does not listen. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting each idea (b) asking for every idea (c) not interrupting (d) checking the phone
  6. 6.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Just get it done somehow.” (a) a clear instruction (b) a vague instruction
  7. 7.True or false: “ignoring quiet members” shows a leader who does not listen. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: “Please put the chairs in four rows by 9:30.” is a vague instruction. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.👂 Does this leader listen or not: asking for every idea? (a) listening (b) not listening
  10. 10.True or false: “Please put the chairs in four rows by 9:30.” is a clear instruction. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.👂 Does this leader listen or not: noting each idea? (a) listening (b) not listening
  12. 12.👂 Does this leader listen or not: repeating the idea back? (a) listening (b) not listening
  13. 13.True or false: “Each group, bring two charts on Monday.” is a clear instruction. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Kabir, take the red box to Room 12.” (a) a vague instruction (b) a clear instruction
  15. 15.📢 A clear instruction says… (a) nothing about time (b) who, what and when (c) everything at once (d) only “do it”
  16. 16.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Please put the chairs in four rows by 9:30.” (a) a clear instruction (b) a vague instruction
  17. 17.🔢 You have five steps to explain. How should you give them? (a) all in one breath (b) in any order (c) one step at a time (d) only the last step
  18. 18.✅ After giving instructions, what should a leader do? (a) give ten more (b) repeat it angrily (c) check they understood (d) walk away
  19. 19.True or false: “noting each idea” shows a leader who listens. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Each group, bring two charts on Monday.” (a) a clear instruction (b) a vague instruction
  21. 21.👂 Does this leader listen or not: laughing at ideas? (a) not listening (b) listening
  22. 22.True or false: “Line up in pairs by the gate at 8:45.” is a clear instruction. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these shows a leader who does not listen? (a) letting quiet ones speak (b) deciding before asking (c) thanking each speaker (d) asking for every idea
  24. 24.👂 Does this leader listen or not: deciding before asking? (a) not listening (b) listening
  25. 25.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Fix the board thing soon.” (a) a clear instruction (b) a vague instruction
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring quiet members (b) checking the phone (c) only hearing friends (d) letting quiet ones speak
  27. 27.True or false: “repeating the idea back” shows a leader who listens. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “Someone sort out the chairs.” is a vague instruction. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Make it look nice, I guess.” (a) a vague instruction (b) a clear instruction
  30. 30.True or false: “asking for every idea” shows a leader who does not listen. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Diya, write the names of the six players on the board.” (a) a clear instruction (b) a vague instruction
  32. 32.👂 Does this leader listen or not: ignoring quiet members? (a) listening (b) not listening
  33. 33.True or false: “repeating the idea back” shows a leader who does not listen. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) deciding before asking (b) only hearing friends (c) repeating the idea back (d) laughing at ideas
  35. 35.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Bring things for the project.” (a) a vague instruction (b) a clear instruction
  36. 36.🙋 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
  37. 37.👂 Does this leader listen or not: not interrupting? (a) not listening (b) listening
  38. 38.True or false: “Bring things for the project.” is a clear instruction. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.👂 Does this leader listen or not: thanking each speaker? (a) listening (b) not listening
  40. 40.👂 Does this leader listen or not: letting quiet ones speak? (a) listening (b) not listening

Answer key

  1. False
  2. a vague instruction
  3. False
  4. False
  5. checking the phone
  6. a vague instruction
  7. True
  8. False
  9. listening
  10. True
  11. listening
  12. listening
  13. True
  14. a clear instruction
  15. who, what and when
  16. a clear instruction
  17. one step at a time
  18. check they understood
  19. True
  20. a clear instruction
  21. not listening
  22. True
  23. deciding before asking
  24. not listening
  25. a vague instruction
  26. letting quiet ones speak
  27. True
  28. True
  29. a vague instruction
  30. False
  31. a clear instruction
  32. not listening
  33. False
  34. repeating the idea back
  35. a vague instruction
  36. invite her to share
  37. listening
  38. False
  39. listening
  40. listening

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