4th Grade Second Step Assessment

When you have empathy for people you:

• Notice how they are feeling

• Listen and focus on what they are saying

• Tell them how they should feel

• Try to understand their point of view

What is the best example of being assertive when someone cuts in front of you in line:

• Hey, get out of the way!

• Oh...I don't know, but I think I was in front of you, maybe.

• Who do you think you are--the king of the world?

• It is not okay to cut in front of me. The end of the line is back there.

What are some things you can do to keep a conversation going?

• Listen to him and be focused when he is talking.

• Face him when you are talking with him.

• Use friendly and respectful tone of voice.

• Ask more questions to keep the conversation going.

Jill is very disappointed. What is a compassionate thing you could do for Jill?

• Ignore her and hope she will feel better soon.

• Tell her you are sorry her sister is not coming for a visit and ask her if she'd like to play with you.

• Look at her very sadly.

• Wish that she felt better.

You experience strong emotions only in your brain.

• True

• False

Select the first two things you should do to begin to calm down:

• Stop-use your signal

• Name your feeling

• Run

• Lie down

You are so angry! What can you do to calm down?

• Call the kid a cheater, and make sure everyone hears you.

• Belly breathe

• Count to 10

• Tell yourself: "Chill. Maybe he doesn't know the rules."

Anxiety is an uncomfortable feeling you get when you are worried about something that might or might not happen. When you feel anxious it is good to (Select all that apply):

• Yell

• Use self-talk to tell yourself that it will be okay.

• Clench your teeth.

• Talk to a grown-up

Which one of the following is NOT one of the Second Step Problem-Solving Steps?

• D: Decide who is to blame.

• T: Think of solutions

• P: Pick the best solution

• E: Explore consequences

How can you say the problem in a way that doesn't blame anyone?

• Jessie and Alex are hogging the ball, and they need to let us play now

• It's our turn, so we are going to play basketball. We don't care what Jessie and Alex think

• We all want to play basketball at the same time, and there is just one ball

• Jessie and Alex always get to do what they want-- it's not fair.