Leadership Skills Worksheet: Clear Instructions

Leadership lesson 10: Listening to the team and giving clear instructions · Set 513 · 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: “Collect the forms and give them to Ma’am by lunch.” is a vague instruction. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🙋 A quiet member has not spoken in the meeting. What is best? (a) speak for her (b) tell her to leave (c) ignore her (d) invite her to share
3. 3.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Make it look nice, I guess.” (a) a vague instruction (b) a clear instruction
4. 4.👂 Does this leader listen or not: thanking each speaker? (a) listening (b) not listening
5. 5.👂 Does this leader listen or not: checking the phone? (a) not listening (b) listening
6. 6.Which of these shows a leader who does not listen? (a) letting quiet ones speak (b) noting each idea (c) laughing at ideas (d) asking for every idea
7. 7.Which of these shows a leader who listens? (a) only hearing friends (b) asking for every idea (c) ignoring quiet members (d) cutting people off
8. 8.👂 Does this leader listen or not: repeating the idea back? (a) listening (b) not listening
9. 9.Which of these shows a leader who listens? (a) checking the phone (b) deciding before asking (c) only hearing friends (d) thanking each speaker
10. 10.✅ After giving instructions, what should a leader do? (a) give ten more (b) check they understood (c) repeat it angrily (d) walk away
11. 11.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Just get it done somehow.” (a) a vague instruction (b) a clear instruction
12. 12.True or false: “Fix the board thing soon.” is a clear instruction. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔢 You have five steps to explain. How should you give them? (a) only the last step (b) in any order (c) one step at a time (d) all in one breath
14. 14.👂 Why should a leader listen to the team? (a) to find better ideas (b) to look busy (c) to waste time (d) to find faults
15. 15.Which of these shows a leader who listens? (a) only hearing friends (b) ignoring quiet members (c) letting quiet ones speak (d) checking the phone
16. 16.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Collect the forms and give them to Ma’am by lunch.” (a) a vague instruction (b) a clear instruction
17. 17.True or false: “Make it look nice, I guess.” is a vague instruction. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only hearing friends (b) letting quiet ones speak (c) deciding before asking (d) cutting people off
19. 19.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Bring things for the project.” (a) a clear instruction (b) a vague instruction
20. 20.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Do the stuff for the event.” (a) a vague instruction (b) a clear instruction
21. 21.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Please put the chairs in four rows by 9:30.” (a) a clear instruction (b) a vague instruction
22. 22.📢 A clear instruction says… (a) who, what and when (b) nothing about time (c) everything at once (d) only “do it”
23. 23.True or false: “cutting people off” shows a leader who does not listen. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “Just get it done somehow.” is a clear instruction. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Each group, bring two charts on Monday.” (a) a clear instruction (b) a vague instruction
26. 26.True or false: “Someone sort out the chairs.” is a clear instruction. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Someone sort out the chairs.” (a) a clear instruction (b) a vague instruction
28. 28.True or false: “Make it look nice, I guess.” is a clear instruction. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the phone (b) noting each idea (c) letting quiet ones speak (d) asking for every idea
30. 30.True or false: “asking for every idea” shows a leader who does not listen. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these shows a leader who does not listen? (a) letting quiet ones speak (b) cutting people off (c) asking for every idea (d) not interrupting
32. 32.👂 Does this leader listen or not: laughing at ideas? (a) listening (b) not listening
33. 33.True or false: “Someone sort out the chairs.” is a vague instruction. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “letting quiet ones speak” shows a leader who listens. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “thanking each speaker” shows a leader who does not listen. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.👂 Does this leader listen or not: letting quiet ones speak? (a) listening (b) not listening
37. 37.👂 Does this leader listen or not: cutting people off? (a) listening (b) not listening
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 listens. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Bring things for the project.” is a clear instruction. (a) True (b) False

Free leadership lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/leadership-skills-for-students