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