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WorksheetsForgiveness
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 18mins
Forgiveness is a choice.
True
False
Forgiveness excuses another person's wrong actions.
True
False
When someone says, "I'm sorry," I should say, "OK."
True, you should always OK.
False, you only should say OK if you mean it and accept their apology.
Forgiveness means "I won't bring up something and use it against you in the future".
True
False
Forgiveness means forgetting about what someone did to hurt me.
True
False
Forgiveness means to stop feeling mad at someone else.
True
False
When you forgive someone, you are making the choice to let go of negative feelings about them.
True
False
Everyone makes mistakes.
True
False
Only you have the power to forgive others who have hurt you.
True
False
Should we try to get revenge when someone hurts us?
yes
no
maybe...it depends on what they did
When someone forgives me, I may still have to receive consequences for what I did. (If I break the window when mom told me not to kick the ball there, she might still make me pay to have it fixed.)
Yes
No
Forgiveness is essential to healthy relationships (friendships, dating, marriages, coworkers, neighbors)?
True
False
In relationships, two of the most important life lessons are: how to ___________ and how to be ____________.
forgive
cook
forgiven
healthy
sleep
Forgiveness is a sign of weakness.
True
False
Forgiveness is an ongoing process (it may take a while).
True
False
Which of these statements best expresses the definition of forgiveness?
Forgiveness is two people coming together in mutual respect. (Mutual means "it goes between both people equally".)
Forgiveness is when you make a decision to ignore your desire (your want) for revenge after someone has wronged you.
Forgiveness is the acceptance of apologies and compensation (money) from someone who has wronged you.
Forgiveness is a change in attitude so that you no longer feel anger and hatred toward someone who has wronged you.
True forgiveness is impossible. You just have to learn to live with some pain the rest of your life.
True
False
True forgiveness often takes ... (choose 2)
sacrifice
humor
time
continued work
Who is being punished when you hold a grudge?
everyone
you
the other person
no one
Why are "fuzzy" boundaries difficult to understand or follow? (check as many as needed)
the boundary could be strict one day and completely ignored the next
it could mean one thing one day and something different the next
some people don't like fuzzy things
it's hard to know what you can and can't do because the rules change from day to day
the unpredictability of the person who set the boundary can make people nervous because they don't know how to act at any given time
What should you do when you cross someone's personal boundary?
apologize from the heart
apologize even if you don't know why they have that as a personal boundary
apologize and try to never cross that boundary again
all the above
When a personal boundary is crossed, that is a time we need to ..... (pick 2)
get revenge
cry
forgive
call 911
be forgiven
Most people have the same personal boundaries.
True
False
Who decides how you will be treated?
your boyfriend or girlfriend
you
your parents
your friends
Who decides what your boundaries are?
you
your boyfriend or girlfriend
your friends
your parents
Forgiveness is not accepting a behavior, it is separating ......
the love from the hate.
your friends from your enemies.
yourself from the world.
the person from the behavior.
Making mistakes can be useful.
True
False
It is important to learn how to forgive ourselves for making mistakes.
True
False
What does it mean to "own" or "own up to" your mistakes?
You paid cash for them.
You stole them.
You take responsibility for them.
You bought them.
If you "owned your mistake", you might say....
(check all that apply)
"That was my fault."
"I did that. It was an accident, but I did that."
"He made me do that."
"She did it, too."
"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to do that."
"Owning up" to your mistakes is a sign of .....
maturity
weakness
foolishness
stupidity
If you "own up to" your mistakes, it means you see where you went wrong.
True
False
What does it mean to "forgive yourself"?
to forget whatever you did wrong and go on with life like nothing happened
make yourself feel better by keeping the whole mistake a secret from everyone
to stop being mad at yourself for making a mistake
to tell yourself you are worthless now
