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WorksheetsDecision-Making and School Safety Scenarios
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
A teacher asks you to stop talking during a safety drill. What is the best response?
Keep whispering so no one hears you
Ask why it matters
Respect the teacher’s request and stop talking
Roll your eyes and continue talking
A person you’ve never seen before asks you to come outside to help find their dog. What should you do?
Go with them because they seem nice
Say you're busy and walk away
Help them search quickly
Tell a trusted adult right away
You want to make your classmates laugh, but someone looks hurt by your joke. What should you do?
Say “just kidding” and ignore their feelings
Laugh louder so others join in
Tell more jokes to lighten the mood
Apologize and make sure your humor is kind
You enter a classroom for the first time. What should you do first?
Sit wherever you want and start talking
Wait for instructions and review posted rules
Look for your friends
Tell the teacher how your old class worked
A substitute teacher gives directions that are different from what you're used to. What should you do?
Ignore them because they’re not your real teacher
Follow his/her directions respectfully
Tell them they're wrong
Do what you usually do
A stranger shows up at your school’s gate asking to be let in. What should you do?
Let them in if they look harmless
Tell a staff member or security
Ask them who they are
Open the gate if no one’s watching
You made a joke in class, and the teacher got upset. What should you reflect on?
Whether your joke was hurtful or distracting
Why the teacher didn’t think it was funny
Who laughed the loudest
How to be funnier next time
A school staff member reminds you to walk, not run. What is the safest choice?
Walk slowly and respectfully
Roll your eyes and keep running
Pretend you didn’t hear
Walk until they leave, then run again
You’re unsure about where you’re allowed to be during lunch. What should you do?
Explore on your own
Follow where the crowd goes
Ask a staff member or check the rules
Go anywhere that looks fun
A classmate tells you they were messaged by a stranger online. What should you advise?
Block the person and tell a trusted adult
Keep chatting to learn more
Ignore it
Share the story with friends
Your friend tells a joke during a fire drill. What’s the safest and most respectful response?
Laugh to make the drill more fun
Ask them to stop—it’s not the time for jokes
Tell a joke of your own
Ignore them and hope they stop
You are in an unfamiliar classroom. What should you do to stay safe and respectful?
Wait for someone to tell you what to do
Ask about the classroom expectations
Talk with a friend to figure it out
Do what feels normal to you
During an emergency drill, a teacher gives you instructions that seem unnecessary. What should you do?
Follow the instructions without question
Ask others if they’re doing it too
Do only the parts that make sense
Ignore the directions
You overhear a classmate planning to meet a stranger after school. What’s the best action?
Tell a trusted adult immediately
Ask the classmate to tell you everything
Do nothing—it’s their business
Warn them that it could be dangerous
Your joke during class makes others laugh, but the teacher says it’s not the time. What’s a responsible choice?
Apologize and save the humor for a better time
Say you were just trying to help
Keep joking since others liked it
Make fun of the teacher’s reaction
How can humor be unsafe in school?
It always causes distractions.
It can be misunderstood or hurtful if used in the wrong way.
Students aren’t allowed to be funny.
Teachers don’t like humor.
When a teacher sets expectations for a group activity, what should you do?
Do what you think is best.
Follow the given expectations.
Ask your friend what they’re doing and copy them.
Try to change the plan.
If a stranger tries to talk to you outside school grounds, the safest choice is to:
Be polite and talk to them.
Get into their car if they seem nice.
Walk away and report it to a trusted adult.
Ask them for their name.
If someone makes a joke that hurts another person’s feelings, the best thing to do is:
Laugh so you don’t feel awkward.
Tell them it was just a joke.
Support the person who was hurt and say it wasn’t funny.
Ignore it.
What does it mean to respect school authority?
Only follow rules when you're being watched.
Do what staff say, even if you don’t like it.
Ignore everything the adult says.
Ask to leave school whenever you want.
