Social skills test

Choose the SINGLE BEST answer - the one that you think you are “supposed to pick” to be a good
person, unless there are specific instructions to say otherwise

1. When someone gives you something nice, and if you want to be courteous, you:
a) Say “Screw off”
b) Say “thank you”
c) Say nothing
2. Which of the following is considered an action of bullying (circle all that applies)
a) Hitting someone
b) Spreading rumors about someone to damage their reputation or embarrass them
c) Saying remarks that lowers the person’s self esteem e.g., “you’re fat”
d) Judging someone negatively and telling them about it in an nonconstructive way
e) Purposefully not including them into your social circle
3. Bullying hurts the victim’s feelings
a) True, and it is morally wrong
b) True, but some people deserve to be bullied
c) False, it is not a big deal, people should just deal with it it is a part of life
d) False, people don’t have feelings/not the same ones that I do
e) I don’t care as long as I am not being bullied
4. It is rude to interrupt someone when they are doing something. For example, go into a teacher's
classroom to talk to the teacher when they are teaching a class
a) True
b) False
5. How do you resolve conflict?
a) By beating the other person into submission or threatening them in that way
b) By leaving it alone and just letting time make it go away eventually
c) By having a mature conversation with the other person to see what the issues are and then
coming to a mutually agreed upon solution or compromise
d) By talking about it to other people instead of the person you are having issues with for the
purpose of getting others to shame them
e) By telling someone else about it and letting them resolve it
f) By pretending you don’t care so that you “win” or don’t look weak
6. Students break rules in school because:
a) There is no serious consequence anyway, so why worry about it?
b) They want to look cool because being rebellious is the cool thing to do
c) The rules are unfair
d) The rules are too restrictive
7. Telling the truth:
a) Is the right thing to do
b) doesn’t matter as long as I cannot be found out e.g, I can lie and that is not a problem as
long as I don’t get caught
c) Makes it so people can trust me if I am always honest
d) Is not something I would do if it gets me in trouble
8. When students are disrespectful to school authority e.g., teachers, principal etc
a) They do it because there is no serious consequences; we never get suspended or expelled
b) They do it to earn “street creds” -- the more trouble you get into, the cooler you look
c) They don’t mean to be disrespectful, they actually really love their teachers and staff
d) They are not disrespectful
9. When I do something that hurts someone else or damages something
a) I own up to it admit I did it and don’t do it again
b) I deny it; if they don’t find out I can avoid all of the negative consequences
c) I justify it; when I do it, it is for a good and just reason
d) I blame it on someone else so that I don’t look as bad
10. It is wrong to lie (when it does not benefit someone else)
 a) True
b) False
11. It is wrong to blame someone else for my own mistakes even if I know they are not to blame
a) True
b) False
12. It is wrong to justify the things that I do wrong to make it seem like it is right even though I know it
is wrong
a) True
b) False
13. When students disrupt the class and make a lot of noise, I understand that:
a) They are putting the teacher under a lot of stress and that they shouldn not do that;
instead they should sit quietly and listen to instruction
b) They are just being kids; it is in their nature to be like this at their age and they don’t need
to change anything. The teacher is responsible for their behavior. Kids should not be
expected to be able to control themselves in any way
c) It isn’t really bad, they are just talking at least they are not doing drugs or beating people
up, relax…
14. I feel that school
a) Is useful for my future as I learn valuable skills and knowledge here
b) Is not relevant to what I want to do in life
c) I don’t know why we are here
d) Is mainly a place where I can have fun with my friends - I dont care or think much about the
future
15. It is good to give respect to people that you dont know until they give me reason to do otherwise
a) True
b) False
16. It is polite to put my hand up if I want to speak in a group rather than just yelling out what I want
to say
a) True
b) False
17. Expecting special treatment and using that status to coerce others into doing them favors because
they belong to a special group
a) Is called entitlement and is bad
b) Is fair because that special group status makes them special so they should be treated
better than everyone else
18. When someone is speaking to you, It is polite to maintain eye contact
a) True
b) False
19. It is hard to get me suspended or expelled because I know that my parents will put pressure on
the school to not punish me in this way
a) True
b) False
c) I do not think this way/I have no idea anyone thought this
20. Bullying someone
a) Will make me look cool or tough
b) Will make the other person feel bad
c) I don’t care how the victim feels, my status is more important than their well being
21. Touching someone or their belongings without their permission (check all that apply)
a) Is rude
b) Is against the law (called Battery)
c) Is ok as long as I didn’t mean any disrespect, who cares what the other person feels
22. Choose which situation it is ok to casually talk to someone
a) When they look at you in the eye, smile and say: “hey how are you!”
b) When the person is on the phone and very focused on the conversation
c) When the person is trying to memorize a list of things
d) When the person is teaching a class
23. When someone tells you something but you did not hear what they said, you should say:
 a) “WHAT?!”
b) “sorry, can you repeat that I didn’t hear what you just said”
c) “what the H@E did you just say??
d) Nothing. Just ignore it, who cares.
24. What to wear to an office job interview
a) A hoodie, sweat pants, and runners
b) A dress shirt, tie, dress pants, and dress shoes
c) Jeans, a plaid shirt, work boots
d) A polo shirt, shorts, sandals
25. You are teaching a student something but they did not follow your instructions despite telling
them several times. You should say: \
a) “I told you so many times already, why don’t you get it??”
b) “it seems to me that we are stuck on this concept. Can you tell me what you find
challenging about this concept?”
c) Is there a reason why you are not listening to me?”
d) “im going to smack you with a spatula if you don’t get it right the next time, buddy”
26. You borrowed your classmate/s calculator but you broke it .You should:
a) Blame that classmate for buying such a crappy calculator
b) Tell your classmate what happened, apologize for it, then offer to compensate (replace it,
pay them back etc)
c) Deny you borrowed it in the first place because there is no written contract so they would
not be able to prove anything
d) Give it back but don’t mention it is broken. When that classmate complains, say that it must
have broke after you returned it and is not fault of yours
27. You are in a math class and failed. You know that you didn’t do any homework, didn’t listen to the
teacher, and spent your time fooling around in class. Your parents are mad. You should:
a) Tell your parents that the teacher didn’t teach you properly
b) Own up to it and do your homework, pat attention, spend class time wisely, and ask for
help if you need it
c) Give up. You already screwed up, no point in trying any more.
d) Who cares, you don’t need math anyway. Do nothing
e) Go to another school next year because it is the school’s fault for failing you
f) Make sure that other classmates fail as well because it is not fair that only you failed.
28. When someone gives you a compliment (e.g, says you have nice shoes) you:
a) Tell them off for being fake and insincere; they must be trying to get something from me
b) Say: “thank you” and then smile
c) Say: “nah it’s not nice it’s old, very ugly and out of fashion.”
d) Say: “too bad I can’t say the same for your shoes”
29. What is the most polite way to ask for something
a) “hello, I was wondering if you could do this for me”
b) “Hey, get this done. Now.”
c) “Hey, do this or I’m going to make you regret it”
d) You have 5 seconds to do this before I end you. Please take longer than 5 seconds..
30. Your next PE block is tomorrow but you want it now. You should::
a) Pester and annoy your teacher by negotiating with him so that he will change his mind
b) Misbehave on purpose so that your teacher and make it so unbearable for him in the
classroom that hell get intro trouble for not being able to control you, so ell have no choice
but to take you outside
c) Do nothing; your teacher clearly planned for this to happen and anything you say now will
just stress him out.
31. Mr. A, your teacher, says that you can go play outside. Mr. B, a teacher that does not teach any of
your classes, sees you outside and says :”why are you guys outside, get back inside now!” in a very
mean tone. You should say:
a) “no, Mr. A says we can go outside”
b) “you have no authority (right to tell us what to do) here, Mr. B”
c) “Hello Mr. B, we are outside because Mr. A told us that we can right now. If you’d like, I can
help you tell the others that we need to go inside now and also to arrange a short chat with
 Mr. A about when we should or should not go outside so that in future, there is no
confusion as to when we should or should not be outside”
d) Ignore Mr. B because Mr. A will have your back
e) “go talk to Mr. A about it”.
32. You are with a group of friends and you meet someone for he first time as a group. This new
person talks to and gives eye contact to everyone else except for you. Which of the following
conclusions can you make?
a) This person doesn’t like you
b) This person likes you and is too shy to even look at you
c) This person is intimidated by you
d) There is no way to tell for sure

33. You overhear a group of people making fun of a person. Calling her a ‘fat whore’ and ‘dumb b#@$
$” and other insults. This person does not normally associate with this group. You should:
a) Do nothing now but tell the person what the group said about them
b) Do nothing now and don’t tell the other person what they said about them
c) Tell the group it is not appropriate to be saying those things about the person and not tell
the other person what they said
d) Tell the group it is not appropriate to be saying those things about the person and DO tell
the other person what they said
34. One of your friends smashed the windows of a car whose owner is totally innocent ad has nothing
to do with him. Your friend has a history of being violent and has been arrested a few times before.
You know that he will target you and your family if you snitch on him. You should:
a) Tell your friend that was wrong and leave it at that
b) Tell your friend that was wrong and then let him know that you will contact the authorities,
at risk to yourself and your family
c) Do not say anything at the moment, then tell the authorities anonymously later
d) Do not say anything now, do not report, do nothing.
35. You are a doctor. You patient, John, is obese and as a result, has many health problems. You
should say:
a) John, you are too fat, one of you can fit into five airplane seats. Lose some weight, tubby.
b) John, your body fat is a risk factor for many diseases. Would you like some advice on how
to lose some of it to better your health?
c) Say nothing. The fatter he is, the more he will come to you and the more money you will
make.
d) John, you are considered “obese”and that has negative health risks, but you are beautiful
the way you are. As long as your self esteem is good, who cares about your health, just be
happy.
36. Your wife is dying from cancer and is estimate to only have a few days to live. She sent your son to
a Buddhist temple, in the hopes that he will convert to Buddhism. Your son went, and then told you
that he does not want to join. He told you to tell your wife that he will join, to make her happy in her
last days of life. You:
a) Should tell your wife the truth; that your son does not want to join. Telling the truth is
always right.
b) Should tell you wife that your son is going to join.
c) Should say nothing; if your wife wants to know, she should ask your son what he thinks of
the temple
37. You notice that your sister (14 years old) is eating very little dinner during family dinner time.
Mom and dad don’t seem to notice it, but you do. You also nose that she has lost a lot of weight and
suspect she is has anorexia. You are concerned about her health. You should:
a) Tell mom and dad that that she is not eating her dinner, to get her in trouble because it'll
be fun
b) Tell mom and dad that she is not eating her dinner, because you are concerned about her
health
c) Talk to her in private to find out why she is not eating, voice your concerns of anorexia, and
then decide if or what you want to tell mom and dad (e.g, tell if her life is in danger)
 d) Talk to her in private but not tell your mom and dad because you don’t want to get her into
trouble
38. Your grandmother is 80 years old, alive and well. She can think clearly and still very smart. She has
been diagnosed with liver cancer but her daughters (your mom and aunts) have decided not to tell
her about it, and they did not talk to her about it either. Your mom and aunts told you not to say
anything to your grandma. She will not be going to a place where she will be comfortable, instead she
is just going to die at home, and you know she will be in pain and not get any help. You should:
a) Tell your grandmother about the diagnosis because she has a right to know as she is an
adult who has the right to make her ow decisions about herself.
b) Ask your grandma if she wants to know information about her health status. If she says yes,
the tell her the truth and bring her to the proper medical authorities so she can get the help
that she will need very soon.
c) Do not tell your grandmother anything, because your mom and aunts said not to
d) Try to convince your mom and aunts to change their minds
e) Do nothing but write a letter to the medical board to complain about the doctor that
agreed to not tell grandma about this
39. You are the leader of a group project and you notice one of your group members is always late,
and doesn’t do much work. The other members are not happy about this. You should:
a) Tell the teacher about it and let them handle the situation
b) Scold that group member, document all the things they did badly and tell the teacher about
it so the teacher will punish them
c) Do nothing, say nothing just a stupid school project who cares
d) Pull that group member aside and ask how they are doing to see if what difficulties they
are having and then try to help them. Only report to the teacher as a last resort.
e) Bully this brat into pulling their weight
40. You are Paul, one of Jesus’s followers. Jesus has just been caught by the Jewish authorities and is
about to be killed by them. There is a crowd of angry people who want Jesus to die. The crowd
recognizes that you are one of the followers. If they find out that you are, you will be killed too. When
asked if you are Jesus’ followers, you:
a) Say yes. Loyalty is important. Dying a heroic death will make you a martyr and remembered
for generations to come
b) Say no. Escape from the situation, and continue to spread the word of Jesus; this way you
can carry out his wishes and vision for the world for many generations to come. Your
admitting to it and dying with him now will not save him anyway.
c) Say no. Then distance yourself from any of Jesus’s teachings because you wont want any
more trouble in the future either.
d) Say yes. And then proceed to telling the crowd and the authorities how you have been
spying on him and that he is an outlaw and deserves to be punished, in order to win favor
and money.
41. You want to become a teacher and you volunteered to help out a teacher at a school so y9ou can
gain work experience and better your chances of getting into a teaching program at a university.. At
the end of this volunteer, should you give this teacher a present to thank them?
a) Yes, because it is generally good to thank people with gifts
b) No, because it can potentially be seen as bribery and this teacher and yo can get intro
trouble for it. It is better to keep things professional; this teacher gave you the opportunity
to gain work experience, and you in turn helped this teacher to do some work. You two are
not friends and should not be giving gifts; keep the exchanges work-related.
c) Yes, because giving the gift will increase the chances that this teacher will write a better
reference letter for you to get into a teaching program
d) No, because you helped the teacher; in fact, they should give YOU a gift. How ungrateful!
42. You and your spouse are angry with each other and have not spoken to each other for a few days.
Normally, the two of you talk to each other everyday. The best thing to do is:
a) don’t talk about it and let time pass and make it fade away
b) Yell at him/her. If you want to make your point, you need to be tough sometimes or other
people will walk all over you, this is especially true in close relationships.
 c) Tell your spouse that you need talk this out, and give a specific time to do it. Fnd out why
they are angry, and you tell them why you are angry, and see what can be done for things
to get better in a calm manner.
43. When you apologize to someone, it is sincere if:
a) You say “sorry”
b) You say “sorry” and then state what exactly you are sorry about
c) You say “sorry” and then state what exactly you are sorry about, then ask how you can
make things better
d) You say “sorry”, state what exactly you are sorry about, ask how you can make things
better, and then promise you won't do it again
e) You say “sorry”, state what exactly you are sorry about, ask how you can make things
better, promise you won't do it again, and then tell the person not to do things to provoke
you into doing it in the first place because it was their fault that you did it.
44. Your neighbor wants to paint their house bright pink with pictures of cats all over it. All of the
other houses are regular colors like white, gray, brown, etc. You are a politician who can pass by laws
to either allow or disallow this.
a) This neighbor should be able to paint their house whatever color they want because it is
their house
b) This neighbor should not be able to paint it that color because it disturbs others and may
lower the value of houses around them because no one will want to live on a street with
such a weird colored house
c) I think it looks cute so they should be able to do it
d) Have the neighbors vote to see what they think, and then pass the bylaw to allow it if
people are ok with it.
45. Someone asks if you can help the with their math but you say no. Pick the answer that is the most
specific and gives a clear reason
a) “I just can’t”
b) “ask someone else”
c) “My mom just came home”
d) “I cannot because I am not proficient with the concepts you are learning and I don’t want to
mislead you with wrong information
46. You are a doctor. A patient comes to you because they are taking anabolic steroids and wants to
check his blood to make sure the steroids are not harming his health. These steroids are illegal
a) You should report the patient to the police since he is doing something illegal
b) You should not help this patient because helping him will only encourage him to continue
taking steroids
c) You should help him so he can take steroids while minimizing any health damages and if he
does suffer from it, you are ready to help him. He will keep using whether you help or not,
so you might as well help.
d) You should not help him because if he suffers a health consequences, he did it to himself
and he deserves to suffer for it. It is a drain on taxpayer dollars to support people who
choose to put themselves in danger.