Social Skills | Decision Making Activity

Would you rather carry a smartphone or only use a personal computer or laptop?

• Smartphone

• Personal computer or laptop

Answer explanation

Your answer reflects your mindset - laptop, you like big screen and disciplined device whereas the mobile phone means you prefer handy and simple devices

Would you rather spend a day without your gadgets or a day with no people at all?

• Without gadgets

• Without no people at all

Answer explanation

Your answer speaks volume to your interest in socializing.

Would you rather read e-books or hard-cover books?

• e-books

• hard-cover books

Answer explanation

Utilization of technology for good purposes - hard-cover book may feel e-books are the reason for distraction while e-books can mean utilization for self-improvement

Would you rather live without a microwave or a fryer?

• Microwave

• Fryer

Answer explanation

Tells you about eating habits - microwave is an all around cooker, whereas a fryer is only used for frying. Choosing to live without a fryer implies a good deciding ability

Would you rather go to school 5 days a week for 8 hours or 3 days a week for 12 hours?

• 5 days for 8 hours

• 3 days for 12 hours

Answer explanation

Depicts the decision to be a student with patience. Choosing 5 days a week means you like holidays and can manage other things for the same.

Would you rather sing in front of the whole school or be in a quiz competition in front of the entire school?

• sing in front of the whole school

• quiz competition in front of the entire school

Answer explanation

Stage fear - choosing quiz, means you have stage fear. This can also depict your interests if you are more inclined to singing or you prefer co-curricular activities over studies and vice versa.

Would you rather ride the bus to school or walk to school?

• ride the bus to school

• walk to school

Answer explanation

Selecting walk to school shows the importance of exercise and choosing the bus would mean you know how to avail various facilities.

Would you rather get the highest score on the ACT at your school or be the best athlete at your school?

• highest ACT score

• best athlete

Answer explanation

Extra-curricular related. Not all students strive for good grades, some have a different set of dreams. If you selected best athlete, then you may dream of being a national or international athlete.

Would you rather go to your dream college and have a lot of debt or a mediocre college and have no debt?

• dream college and a lot of debt

• mediocre college and no debt

Answer explanation

Putting the decision-making skills to test, this question makes the student think hard. If the student is confident of having quality learning anywhere, they would select the mediocre in addition to knowing the value of money.

Would you rather own a business or work as an employee?

• own a business

• work as an employee

Answer explanation

The earning mindset if put to test with this question. Choosing to work as an employee means you probably have the mentality of a rat racing person. This question is a good indicator of entrepreneurial skills.