Decision Making Scenarios

Your friends dare you to climb the school fence during recess. What should you do?

• Climb the fence to show you're brave.

• Politely refuse and suggest playing a game inside the school grounds instead.

• Tell them you'll think about it and walk away.

• Agree but ask a teacher if it's okay first.

A classmate wants to copy your homework because they didn't do theirs. How do you respond?

• Let them copy so you can be friends.

• Say no and offer to help them understand how to do it.

• Ignore them and walk away.

• Tell the teacher immediately.

During a group project, one friend isn't doing their part. What's the best approach?

• Do their part for them so the project can be finished.

• Complain about them to the teacher without talking to them first.

• Talk to them privately to find out why they're not participating.

• Ignore the situation and hope it resolves itself.

You and your sibling both want to play the same video game, but there's only one console. What should you do?

• Take the console first and start playing.

• Let them play first while you do something else.

• Suggest playing together in a cooperative mode or taking turns.

• Tell your parents to make them let you play first.

A classmate teases you about a mistake you made in class. How do you handle it?

• Tease them back about something else.

• Laugh it off and don't let it bother you.

• Tell the teacher what happened.

• Ask them kindly to stop because it's hurtful.

You see someone being bullied in the playground. What's the best action to take?

• Join in because others are doing it.

• Stand up for the person being bullied if it's safe to do so.

• Ignore it and walk away.

• Tell a teacher or another adult.

Your friend is upset because they lost a game and starts to say mean things. What should you do?

• Agree with them to make them feel better.

• Tell them it's just a game and they shouldn't be upset.

• Suggest doing something else to take their mind off the game.

• Ignore them until they calm down.

You accidentally break your friend's pencil. How do you handle the situation?

• Pretend it wasn't you.

• Apologize and offer to give them one of your pencils.

• Say it was already broken.

• Blame someone else.

You find a wallet on the school ground. What should you do?

• Keep it because you found it.

• Take the money and leave the wallet.

• Give it to a teacher or lost and found.

• Look inside to find out whose it is and return it yourself.

A friend tells you a secret and asks you not to tell anyone. Another friend asks you about it. How do you respond?

• Tell them because they're your friend too.

• Say you don't know anything about it.

• Keep the secret because you promised.

• Tell them to ask the friend who told you the secret.