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