WorksheetsProblem-solving social situations Social scenario questionnaire
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
A friend calls one afternoon and invites you to dinner at their house that evening, but you’re in the middle of doing your homework when they call. You:
a. politely turn down the invitation and finish your homework
b. kindly tell them that you will get back to them shortly, while you check with your parents
c. immediately stop what you are doing and tell them that you’ll be right over
d. become anxious because you can’t decide what to do
You are the new student at your high school and have trouble making friends easily. You:
a. join a club to meet other students with common interests
b. introduce yourself to other students, despite your discomfort
c. wait until another student initiates a friendship with you
d. do nothing
You are tired of eating lunch alone every day at school. You:
a. offer to share your lunch with someone so they will spend time with you
b. approach a classmate(s) that you know and hint that you’d like to join them
c. skip eating lunch all together
d. feel bad, but make no effort to change your situation
Your partner in chemistry lab never does their share of the lab work and this bothers you. You:
a. ask your chemistry partner to pitch in more
b. immediately explain the situation to the teacher and ask for their help
c. survey the other students to find a new chemistry partner
d. do nothing
You agree to meet a teammate at the local pizzeria after your soccer game, but you lose track of time. You arrive 30 minutes late and your teammate is no longer there. You:
a. call your teammate to apologize and ask if they can still meet you at the pizzeria
b. leave the pizzeria and apologize to your teammate the next day
c. do nothing because you don’t know what to do
d. assume your teammate forgot to meet you at the pizzeria
Some students in your P.E. class are making negative remarks about your athletic ability during class. You:
a. politely ask them to stop
b. ignore their comments
c. get upset and tell the P.E. coach
d. tell your parents you no longer want to take P.E. class
You and your little sister are home alone and you decide to cook something on the stove for dinner. Suddenly you smell something burning from your kitchen, but you don’t see any smoke and can’t determine the source. You:
a. turn off the stove immediately and call the fire department to explain the situation
b. turn off the stove, exit your house immediately (with your sister), and wait for your
parents to come home
c. do nothing since you don’t see any smoke coming from the stove
d. instantly become alarmed and hysterically call your parent(s)
You have an A+ grade in English class, but missed the final test because you were out sick on the day it was given. You:
a. ask your teacher if your missed test will affect your grade
b. are worried about your perfect grade and ask your teacher if you can take a make-up
exam
c. do nothing because you don’t know what to do
d. do nothing because you don’t care
9. You have a friend over to your house after school and decide to make cookies for the school fundraiser. Your friend would rather make a cake than cookies, and you can’t seem to agree. You:
a. compromise and decide to make both
b. concede and make the cake instead
c. tell your friend you are making cookies and it’s not negotiable
d. get upset and ask your friend to leave
10. You’re out to lunch with a friend from school when you realize that you have forgotten your lunch money. You:
a. tell your friend that you’ve forgotten your money and ask if they have any money to loan
you
b. tell your friend that you’ve forgotten your money and ask if they will share their lunch with
you
c. say nothing and eat nothing
d. ask if you can have your friend’s lunch to eat
11. You and a friend are reprimanded for talking in class, but only you get detention for it,
and this upsets you. You:
a. explain to the teacher why you feel the punishment isn’t fair
b. expect your friend to accept responsibility too
c. say nothing and assume the punishment alone
d. get upset with your friend and the teacher
You’re at a restaurant with your sister and you’ve both ordered your meal. But
when your meal arrives, it’s not exactly how you’ve ordered it. You:
a. politely explain why you must return your meal and ask for it to be corrected
b. express your disappointment to your server and ask for other options
c. refuse to eat your meal and pout until your sister finishes her meal
d. abruptly leave the restaurant and threaten never to return
13. You witnessed a student rear-end a vacant car in the school parking lot. You:
A. immediately tell the school principal what you witnessed
b. assume the student involved will handle the situation
c. say nothing unless someone asks for your input
d. call the police immediately and report the incident
14. You’re a guest at your cousin’s graduation party. It’s a sit-down dinner and you quickly
realize that nothing the host is serving is anything you ordinarily eat. You:
a. compliment the host, but politely explain that you have dietary issues and unfortunately
can’t eat the meal
b. decide to taste a few of the dishes anyway
c. fake a stomach ache and asked to be excused
d. announce to everyone at the table that the menu is ridiculous
15. You want to learn how to drive a car, but your parents don’t think you are ready.
You disagree. You:
a. decide to study for the driver’s license test to prove to them you are ready
b. are upset, but understand your parents’ concerns
c. nag your parents until they give in d. practice driving illegally, despite your parents’
concerns
16. You and a group of your school friends meet before school for breakfast. The server brings you your meal first, while everyone else at your table is still waiting to be served.
You:
a. wait until the entire group is served and then eat yours
b. ask the others at the table if they mind if you start eating before them
c. Start eating because you are hungry
d. wait for the next guest to get their food and then eat yours
17. You’ve wanted to play the drums in the school band for over a year, but you are nervous because you have sensory issues. When you finally have enough courage to join, your music teacher tells you she doesn’t think it’s a good idea. You:
a. attend a few band practices and see how it affects you
b. join anyway, despite your concerns and your teacher’s warning
c. take her word for it and decide to join a different school club
d. realize it was a bad idea, but decide to play a different instrument
18. Your brother’s friend is at your house having a meal with you and your family. You notice that your brother’s friend is chewing with his mouth open, licking his fingers, and wiping his mouth with his shirt sleeve instead of using his napkin. You:
a. offer your brother’s friend a napkin
b. pretend not to notice him
c. are embarrassed and tell your brother’s friend he’s rude
d. leave the table in disgust
19. You discover your friend is taking prescription medication that is not prescribed for them and you are concerned. You:
a. tell their parents
b. tell your parents
c. explain your concerns to them
d. do nothing
20. You just found out that your best friend is moving across town and won’t be attending your high school anymore. You:
a. are upset, but understand
b. recognize that situations change, but plan to keep in touch
c. are inconsolable and can’t imagine school the same without them
d. look for a new best friend
