Social Skills Quiz

You are part of a team working on a school project, but two team members are arguing about which task is more important. How should you approach this situation to help resolve the conflict and ensure the project progresses smoothly?

• Choose a side and help that team member argue their point.

• Suggest a team vote without discussing further.

• Encourage a discussion where each person can present their reasoning, followed by a group decision.

• Ignore the argument and continue with your part of the project.

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DOK Level 3: Strategic Thinking

Imagine your team needs to complete a project, but resources are limited and not everyone agrees on how to use them. What strategy would best help your team use its resources effectively and keep the project on track?

• Let the team leader decide and instruct others.

• Split the resources equally, regardless of the project needs.

• Discuss as a team the priorities of the project and decide how to allocate resources based on those priorities.

• Use the resources as you see fit for your part without consulting others.

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During a group project, you notice that one team member is not participating much. What is a strategic approach to encourage their involvement?

• Tell them directly in front of everyone that they need to participate more.

• Assign them a specific task without asking for their input.

• Privately ask them if there is something preventing them from participating and offer help.

• Ignore their lack of participation and focus on the contributions of others.

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Your team is facing a deadline, and there is a disagreement on whether to ask for an extension. What would be a strategic way to handle this situation?

• Decide yourself and inform the team of your decision.

• Hold a quick vote with minimal discussion to save time.

• Facilitate a discussion weighing the pros and cons of asking for an extension, then decide as a team.

• Let the team leader decide without a team discussion.

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A team member proposes a creative but untested approach to a project task. How should the team strategically evaluate this suggestion?

• Immediately decide to go with the traditional approach.

• Test the new approach without discussing potential impacts.

• Discuss potential risks and benefits of the new approach and consider a small-scale test or simulation.

• Reject the idea to avoid any risk.

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In a teamwork scenario, how should differences in opinion about the final presentation style be resolved to benefit the project?

• Let the most experienced team member decide.

• Discuss as a team each style's potential impact on the audience and effectiveness in conveying the message.

• Take a vote and go with the majority, without discussion.

• Allow each member to use their style in different parts of the presentation.

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Your team is divided on which data to include in a report. What is the best strategic approach to decide which data are most relevant?

• Include all available data to avoid conflicts.

• Exclude all controversial data points.

• Analyze the objectives of the report and decide which data best supports those objectives through a team discussion.

• Let the team leader make the decision alone.

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When a team member consistently interrupts others during meetings, what is a strategic way to address this behavior?

• Publicly call out the behavior during the meeting.

• Ignore the interruptions and continue the meeting.

• Set clear ground rules for communication and discuss them at the start of each meeting.

• Privately tell the person to stop interrupting without explaining why.

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How can a team strategically plan to meet a tight deadline when tasks are behind schedule?

• Increase the workload on the most efficient team members.

• Reassess the project timeline and task distribution, and prioritize tasks based on their importance and urgency.

• Skip less important tasks without discussion.

• Ask for an extension without trying to adjust the current plan.

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If there is a conflict between team members over the quality of work being too low, what is a strategic approach to resolve this issue?

• Let the team leader decide whose work is acceptable.

• Ignore the complaints and continue with the project.

• Organize a review session where work standards can be discussed and examples of good quality work can be shown.

• Vote on whether the work is acceptable without further discussion.

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DOK Level 3: Strategic Thinking