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