Social Skills 101: Pre-Assessment

What is the best way to get your teacher's attention?

• Ask the question after you have been raising your hand, and the teacher calls on you

• Ask the question loudly

• Jump on the table and ask the question

• Sit in your seat silently without raising your hand

What is the best way to accept criticism?

• Say "okay" and stay calm while looking at the person

• Yell at the person

• Cry loudly

• Ignore the person criticizing you

What is not a good way to work with others?

• Identify the task to be completed

• Assign each person a task

• Discuss ideas in a calm, quiet voice, and let everyone share their ideas

• Debate ideas in an angry, loud voice, and only let yourself speak

How should you start your question if you want to ask permission?

• "May I....?"

• "I will......"

• "Let me ......"

• "Why can't I....?"

What should you tell someone that you disagree with?

• "I hate you"

• "I understand how you feel"

• "You make no sense"

• "You are not smart"

What is NOT a good way to control your emotions?

• Monitor your feelings in stressful situations

• Take deep breaths

• Learn what situations make you angry

• Punch something

Which of these is NOT an important part of asking for help?

• Making sure the person has time to help

• Clearly explain what type of help you need

• Thank the person for helping

• Demanding that someone help you

When making an apology you should look at the person, use a sincere voice and

• say "I'm sorry for..." and explain how you plan to do better in the future

• say "I am not sorry..." and explain how you do not plan to do better in the future

• not say anything

• tell the person "you are wrong"

If you are being peer pressured and you have already calmly said that you do not want to participate you should (choose 3)

• Suggest something else to do

• Continue to say no

• Leave the situation

• Give in to the peer pressure

Which of these is not a good way to stay on task?

• Look at the task or assignment

• Think about the steps needed to complete the task

• Focus all of your attention on the task and ignore distractions

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