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