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.👂 Does this leader listen or not: asking for every idea? (a) not listening (b) listening
- 2.True or false: “Please put the chairs in four rows by 9:30.” is a clear instruction. (a) True (b) False
- 3.Which of these shows a leader who listens? (a) asking for every idea (b) only hearing friends (c) deciding before asking (d) cutting people off
- 4.True or false: “Diya, write the names of the six players on the board.” is a vague instruction. (a) True (b) False
- 5.True or false: “Kabir, take the red box to Room 12.” is a vague instruction. (a) False (b) True
- 6.Which of these shows a leader who listens? (a) letting quiet ones speak (b) only hearing friends (c) checking the phone (d) cutting people off
- 7.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Just get it done somehow.” (a) a clear instruction (b) a vague instruction
- 8.👂 Does this leader listen or not: noting each idea? (a) listening (b) not listening
- 9.True or false: “deciding before asking” shows a leader who listens. (a) False (b) True
- 10.👂 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
- 11.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Collect the forms and give them to Ma’am by lunch.” (a) a clear instruction (b) a vague instruction
- 12.True or false: “ignoring quiet members” shows a leader who listens. (a) True (b) False
- 13.True or false: “Each group, bring two charts on Monday.” is a clear instruction. (a) False (b) True
- 14.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Line up in pairs by the gate at 8:45.” (a) a clear instruction (b) a vague instruction
- 15.True or false: “Please put the chairs in four rows by 9:30.” is a vague instruction. (a) False (b) True
- 16.👂 Does this leader listen or not: deciding before asking? (a) not listening (b) listening
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for every idea (b) thanking each speaker (c) cutting people off (d) repeating the idea back
- 18.True or false: “Collect the forms and give them to Ma’am by lunch.” is a clear instruction. (a) False (b) True
- 19.True or false: “repeating the idea back” shows a leader who listens. (a) False (b) True
- 20.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Fix the board thing soon.” (a) a clear instruction (b) a vague instruction
- 21.True or false: “Bring things for the project.” is a clear instruction. (a) False (b) True
- 22.👂 Does this leader listen or not: letting quiet ones speak? (a) listening (b) not listening
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not interrupting (b) only hearing friends (c) cutting people off (d) checking the phone
- 24.True or false: “Just get it done somehow.” is a vague instruction. (a) False (b) True
- 25.True or false: “Diya, write the names of the six players on the board.” is a clear instruction. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting quiet ones speak (b) not interrupting (c) only hearing friends (d) asking for every idea
- 27.👂 Does this leader listen or not: cutting people off? (a) listening (b) not listening
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the idea back (b) noting each idea (c) checking the phone (d) letting quiet ones speak
- 29.True or false: “thanking each speaker” shows a leader who does not listen. (a) False (b) True
- 30.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Kabir, take the red box to Room 12.” (a) a vague instruction (b) a clear instruction
- 31.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) checking the phone
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring quiet members (b) thanking each speaker (c) repeating the idea back (d) not interrupting
- 33.True or false: “letting quiet ones speak” shows a leader who listens. (a) True (b) False
- 34.True or false: “Do the stuff for the event.” is a clear instruction. (a) False (b) True
- 35.Which of these shows a leader who does not listen? (a) repeating the idea back (b) only hearing friends (c) letting quiet ones speak (d) asking for every idea
- 36.True or false: “Fix the board thing soon.” is a vague instruction. (a) True (b) False
- 37.Which of these shows a leader who does not listen? (a) not interrupting (b) asking for every idea (c) letting quiet ones speak (d) cutting people off
- 38.🔢 You have five steps to explain. How should you give them? (a) one step at a time (b) in any order (c) only the last step (d) all in one breath
- 39.True or false: “Do the stuff for the event.” is a vague instruction. (a) True (b) False
- 40.True or false: “laughing at ideas” shows a leader who listens. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- listening
- True
- asking for every idea
- False
- False
- letting quiet ones speak
- a vague instruction
- listening
- False
- to find better ideas
- a clear instruction
- False
- True
- a clear instruction
- False
- not listening
- cutting people off
- True
- True
- a vague instruction
- False
- listening
- not interrupting
- True
- True
- only hearing friends
- not listening
- checking the phone
- False
- a clear instruction
- checking the phone
- ignoring quiet members
- True
- False
- only hearing friends
- True
- cutting people off
- one step at a time
- True
- False
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