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Self-Advocacy Skills and Independence Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Self-advocacy involves understanding your own needs and effectively communicating them to others.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

In order to have full independence over your life, it's important to understand all the responsibilities that go along with that.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

When you encounter problems in life, you don’t need a circle of support in your life.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Showing confidence means that you are afraid to take the initiative in greeting people and waits for others to give permission to say "hello".

a)

True

b)

False

5.

In the communication styles, aggressive is better than assertive.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Being assertive is when,,

a)

You are looking the person you are talking to in the eye.

b)

Be courteous and polite; say “please” and “thank you.”

c)

expressing your ideas without feeling guilty or intimidated

d)

All of the above

7.

What are the 2 kinds of criticism?

a)

Constructive and destructive

b)

Productive and conducive

c)

Self determination and problem solving skills

d)

None of the above

8.

What is self-determination?

a)

Making decisions for other people.

b)

The process of controlling your own life.

c)

It is controlling other people’s lives.

d)

Allowing others to make life decisions for you based on their own beliefs of what they feel is best for you.

9.

Self-determination requires:

a)

Understanding your responsibilities, solving problems

b)

being motivated, self-advocating, having self-control

c)

Being assertive in communicating with others

d)

All of the above

10.

Which word means "treating others the way you want to be treated?"

a)

Trust

b)

Honesty

c)

Respect

d)

Polite

11.

What is a "right"? Think about it in terms of how it applies to a person in the workplace.

a)

It is something that means correct.

b)

This is what employees should receive and how they should be treated.

c)

It is the opposite of left.

d)

It's a word used to discriminate against other people.

12.

How do you define the word “responsible”?

a)

doing things you are expected to do without reminders

b)

ability to understand and share the feelings of another

c)

act of achieving success

d)

Feelings of pity and sorrow for someone else's problem

13.

You have guests at your house for dinner. What is the ideal thing you should do to show your responsibility towards your family after the guests leave?

a)

Watch TV and relax.

b)

Eat more food.

c)

Run into your room and sleep.

d)

Help clean the dishes.

14.

What are your responsibilities as a student?

a)

To distract others from learning.

b)

To talk when the teacher is teaching.

c)

To obey school and classroom rules.

d)

None of the above.

15.

“Thanks for thinking of me, but I’m going to say no this time.” What kind of communication style is this?

a)

Passive

b)

Aggressive

c)

Assertive

d)

Determined

16.

Why is self advocacy important

a)

It is important because it empowers you to speak up for yourself and make decisions about your life.

b)

Self advocacy isn't important

c)

Self advocacy is important because you can stand up for other people when they are being mistreated.

17.

Self-advocacy is learning how to...

a)

speak up for yourself.

b)

make your own decisions.

c)

get information and support.

d)

All of the above.

18.

You want to tell someone how you feel. Which communication style should you use?

a)

Passive

b)

Assertive

c)

Aggressive

19.

This is an example of an I-Statement:

Stop what you are doing right now! I hate it when you do that!

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Yelling at someone is an example of being:

a)

Passive

b)

Assertive

c)

Aggressive