WorksheetsTaking initiative
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is taking initiative?
Choosing to do the right and kind thing
Stepping up to do something even if no one else wants to
Doing something the first time someone asks you
Using a loud and clear voice when speaking
Being on time to an event or class
Someone in your class seems to be having trouble with their assignment or understanding the material. Which would be an example of taking initiative?
Think that they should've been paying attention and ignore them
Hope that someone else will help them and continue working on your own
Telling your friends that the person looks like they need help
Helping them with the thing they're having trouble with
Check all that apply! Why is taking initiative important?
You'll get more work done efficiently and quickly
You'll get more used to taking initiative and grow more confident
Might inspire others to have more confidence and be good leaders themselves
You'll gain more experience and skills in taking initiative
You see a bad decision about to be made or someone making a mistake. What would be an example of taking initiative in this situation?
Speaking up and preventing the bad decision from being made or telling the person of their mistake
Saying nothing and thinking "I knew this was going to happen" later
Telling the person of their mistake or decision after its been done
Telling your friends or peers about the mistake or decision and laugh about it later
Making mistakes or failing can be a good thing!
True
False
You're in a breakout room/meeting and no one is willing to speak. Your teacher wants you to talk to one another and will check on you any second. What do you do?
Stare at the other people in the breakout room/meeting in silence
Give up on speaking and do other homework or go on your phone
Unmute yourself and start talking to your peers
Type to everyone else in the zoom chat
Start talking and working the moment your teacher checks on you and pretend like you've been working the entire time
You're in homeroom and your teacher needs someone to take the attendance sheet to the office. How do you take initiative?
Think to yourself you'll do it tomorrow
Hope someone else will do it and keep your head down
Bring the sheet to the office even if you don't want to
Tell your friend to do it so the teacher won't choose someone
How can you take initiative as a student or leader at South Pointe?
Post things on Instagram/other social media about South Pointe
Raising your hand in class
Volunteering to do tasks even when they aren't mandatory
Participate in Spirit Day
All of the above
What traits should you avoid following?
A. Ranting or complaining a lot
B. Having people do work even if they don't want to
C. Giving constructive criticism
D. Being close-minded
E. A and D
There are chairs left out and unstacked in your classroom at the end of the day. How do you take initiative?
Hope your teacher forgets to ask your class
Tell your peers to start stacking chairs
Wait for the bell to ring and do nothing
Stack the chairs yourself
Do you remember a time where you took initiative? If you do, what happened? How did you take initiative?
