WorksheetsCharacter Counts: Responsibility
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is responsibility?
Being an accountable person, and taking the blame when it's your fault.
Doing what you're told to do after complaining.
Blaming others when something goes wrong, but it is your fault.
Being someone that people cannot depend on, and breaks promises.
In the last several decades, what trend has occurred?
People are taking responsibility more often.
More people are not taking responsibility.
Fewer students are cheating.
All of the above.
Taking responsibility is social skill that:
you are born with.
you learn.
is not very important.
All of the above.
When deciding if they should take responsibility, many people choose not to because they are afraid:
of being embarrassed.
of being punished.
of someone becoming angry with them.
All of the above.
When a person chooses not to take responsibility for their actions,
there are no consequences
only the person blamed is harmed.
there are consequences.
None of the Above.
When you take responsibility, people will think that you are:
untrustworthy.
foolish.
trustworthy.
a bad person.
The more often a person blames others and makes excuses for their mistakes, the more likely the act of not taking responsibility becomes a bad habit.
True
False
Your failure to accept responsibility will send a strong signal to others that you are trustworthy and will make a good friend.
True
False
Besides harming your relationships, when you don’t take responsibility, you are harming your personal growth.
True
False
____________ is the outcome or result of doing something wrong.
Blame
Consequence
Trustworthy
Courage
___________ is how people view you or think about you.
Mistakes
Responsibility
Courage
Reputation
It is responsible to do what you're asked to do by your parents, stay healthy, and be dependable.
True
False
If no one is around, it is okay to not clean up after yourself because no one is around to notice.
True
False
You are not responsible for the choices you make in your life.
True
False
You are responsible for the way you behave and your character.
True
False
Check ALL of the ways that you can show responsibility... (three)
When something goes wrong, come up with the best excuse to make sure you don't get in trouble.
Complete homework and chores without reminders.
Accept your mistakes, learn from them. Don't make excuses or blame others.
Apologize when you do something wrong, and work to make it better.
How would you demonstrate responsibility if... your mom isn't feeling well and she could really use some extra help around the house?
Make her a card, but tell her you can't help around the house because your favorite show is on TV.
Help to keep her comfortable and ask her how you could help her clean up around the house.
Stay in your room to avoid her asking you to help.
Tell her that she will feel better soon and then she can clean the house herself.
How would you demonstrate responsibility if... you agreed to take care of your neighbor's dog while they are away, but now a friend has invited you to a sleep over?
Tell your friend that you cannot have a sleep over tonight because you promised to help your neighbor.
Go over to your friends house for a sleep over, the dog should be fine for one night, right?
Ask your parent to go check on the dog for you while you go to the sleep over.
How would you demonstrate responsibility if... it is time to go to bed and you just remembered that you have a big assignment due tomorrow?
Stay up super late to get it done and then get very little sleep.
Throw something together really quick on the way to school and turn in a poorly done assignment.
Go to bed at a good time and then wake up early to work on the assignment.
Tell your teacher the next day that you didn't even know there was a big assignment.
How would you demonstrate responsibility if... You promised your mom and dad you would clean your room but you just don't feel like it?
Don't clean it, you deserve a day to relax.
Make up an excuse that you have a headache so they let you lay in bed.
Plead and beg them to let you clean it another time.
Clean it anyway because they asked you to.
