The Kindness Quiz for Kids

What does it mean to be kind to someone?

• Ignoring them when they need help

• Being mean and saying hurtful things

• Treating them nicely and with care

• Taking their things without asking

Which of the following is an act of kindness?

• Pushing someone out of the way

• Sharing your lunch with a friend who forgot theirs

• Laughing at someone when they fall

• Taking the last cookie without asking

What is volunteering?

• Getting paid to do a job

• Sleeping all day and doing nothing

• Giving your time to help others without being paid

• Playing games by yourself

Your friend falls down on the playground and starts to cry. What is the kindest thing you can do?

• Walk away and keep playing

• Laugh and point at them

• Go over, help them up, and ask if they are okay

• Tell everyone what happened

You notice a new student sitting alone at lunch and looking sad. What should you do to show kindness?

• Ignore them because you do not know them

• Invite them to sit with you and your friends

• Tell them to find their own friends

• Stare at them from far away

Your class is collecting food to give to families who do not have enough to eat. How does this show kindness to the community?

• It helps only your teacher feel happy

• It gives students a day off from learning

• It helps families who are struggling to have food to eat

• It makes the classroom look messy

Your friend forgot their umbrella and it is raining very hard. You only have one umbrella. What would be the kindest choice?

• Run ahead so you stay dry and leave your friend behind

• Share your umbrella so both of you stay as dry as possible

• Throw your umbrella away so neither of you has one

• Tell your friend it is their fault for forgetting

Emma wants to help her community but she is only in Grade 1. She thinks she is too small to make a difference. Which reason best explains why even a small child can show kindness and help others?

• Small acts of kindness do not matter at all

• Only grown-ups can help people in the community

• Even small acts like picking up litter or saying kind words can make others feel happy and cared for

• Helping others is only important when you get a reward

Tom sees two situations: In the first, a classmate dropped all their crayons. In the second, an elderly neighbor is struggling to carry heavy bags. Tom can only help one person right now. How should Tom decide who needs his help more, and why?

• Tom should help whoever will give him something in return

• Tom should think about who needs the most urgent help and help the neighbor since carrying heavy bags is harder and more difficult to do alone

• Tom should ignore both situations because it is not his problem

• Tom should wait for someone else to help both people

A group of students wants to start a kindness project at their school to make everyone feel welcome and happy. Which plan would BEST help the most students feel included and cared for?

• Only be kind to students who are already your friends

• Create a kindness board where students write nice notes to each other, and form a buddy system to help new or lonely students feel welcome

• Keep kindness a secret and never show it to anyone

• Be kind only on special days like birthdays