True or False?
Eating a balanced diet is one way to show responsibility for your health?
True
100
You are at a friend's house and the grandma asks your friend to clear the table. Your friend roll's his/her eyes and mumbles under his/her breath..."you can't tell me what to do; you're not the boss of me." How could your friend fix this response?
(acceptable answers) Just do it without rolling eyes or mumbling.
100
In the lunchroom you see there is plastic on the floor. It is not yours so you should...
a. walk away
b. throw it away
c. point to the person closest to it and tell them to pick it up
b. throw it away
It doesn't matter if it belongs to you or not by helping keep the lunchroom clean you are setting a good example
100
While waiting to pay your bill in the restaurant, the person in front of you drops a $10 bill. What is the responsible thing to do?
Return it immediately. (acceptable answers)
100
A friend asked you to play a game during recess but you told a different classmate you'd play with them today, what is the responsible way to respond?
Keep your promise to the first classmate and offer to play with the other friend tomorrow.
200
List 2 ways you can take care of your body everyday.
accept all reasonable answers such as... eating right, exercising, fresh air, saying no to smoking, drinking, and drugs
200
In your best parent voice, give your definition of responsibility.
Responsibility means....
doing what you are supposed to do, setting reasonable goals, accepting consequences, and doing your best
(accept reasonable answers) 100 bonus points for using "the parent voice"
200
Your job is line leader but the gym teacher asked someone else to line up first. What should you do?
a. Yell at the gym teacher and tell them it's your job!
b. Tell the person in front of you to move.
c. Line up where you are asked to and remind your teacher politely when you are picked up from P.E.
c. Line up as asked and then politely tell your teacher.
200
One day when you are at the library you forget to bring your library card. Your older sister lets you use hers. A month after your library book is due you find it under a bunch of clothes in your room. You know there will be a fine. What do you do?
-Apologize to your sister and offer to pay the fine.
-Return the book and pay the fine
(other acceptable answers)
200
A classmate asks if they can cheat off of you during a test. What do you say/do?
-tell them you'd rather help them study than help them cheat
-say you don't want either one of you to get in trouble
-tell them if they were your friend they wouldn't ask to cheat
(other acceptable responses)
300
When others annoy you and you move into the yellow or red zone, whos responsibility is it to move back into the green zone?
Mine...100 bonus points for sharing a strategy that moves you back to the green zone.
300
At home you have to go to bed at a certain time. You don't really understand why. You are not even tired. How can you take responsibility in this area?
a. negotiate for a later bedtime
b. explain how you feel calmly and accept the final decision without arguing
c. turn out the lights and pretend you are sleeping but secretly watch youtube under the covers
b. explain how you feel but accept that the adults in your life set limits because they care about you. By not arguing you are showing you are responsible and respectful and the adult may consider a later bedtime if it's what's best for you.
300
In the classroom you feel like your teacher doesn't call on you enough so you begin to blurt out the answers to the questions. What would be a more responsible choice?
-Raise my hand
-Wait to be called on
-Watch to see if my teacher is being fair then talk to my teacher privately if I don't think it's fair
300
From your bedroom window you see a stranger climbing into your neighbor's window. You know your neighbor will not be home for another 2 hours. What do you do to show responsibility?
a. call the police
b. ignore it
c. run over to the stranger and ask what they are doing?
a. call the police. It is your responsibility as a citizen to report suspicious behavior in your community. Besides, if you ignore it - tomorrow they may visit your house when you are not home.
300
You have a friend who keeps getting into trouble at school and moving back to Level 1. You want to get to Level 3 so you can earn screen time and PawMart but you don't want your friend to be left out; what can you do to show responsibility?
(reasonable responses accepted)
-Tell your friend how you feel and encourage him/her to get to Level 3 with you. If your friend goes back to 1 just let him/her know you care and will keep encouraging him/her.
400
You forgot your homework and homenote or assignment notebook at home. What could you say to your teacher that would show responsibility?
I was in a hurry and left my homework at home. Would you like me to make up the work at freetime?
(accept reasonable answers)
400
You forgot to feed your pet when you got home from school. You did your homework and began playing your video game.
You are asked to feed your pet but really want don't want to lose the progress you are making on your game, how can you show responsibility?
Pause my game and feed my pet. My pet is more important than my video game...I know how I get when I'm hungry.
(acceptable answers)
400
On the playground at recess you noticed a classmate get pushed to the ground by another student. What could you do that shows responsibility?
-Ask the student who got pushed if they are ok? or
-Report it to the closest staff member.
400
You are at the movies with a friend. You are seeing the movie they chose. You are so bored you decide to text another friend. Give 2 reasons why this is irresponsible.
1. You are not supposed to text during a movie
2. You would not want your friend to do this to you if you chose the movie
3. It's rude to your friend and others watching the movie
(other reasonable answers)
400
You secretly want your teacher to be proud of you and it makes you feel good to do your best in class. However, you think your classmates will make fun of you or call you teacher's pet if you do well. You swore at your teacher to look cool in front of your classmates. Ask your classmates to come up with a solution for this situation.
Any responsible solution is acceptable.
Bonus points for cooperation in finding a solution can be given.
500
You set a goal for yourself to get good grades this quarter. You were disappointed when you saw that you got a low score in Language Arts. What should you do?
a. tell yourself it's no big deal because you scored high in all the other areas
b. set a new goal for yourself and ask your teacher what you can do to bring up your grade
c. set a lower goal for yourself next quarter so you are not disappointed
b. taking responsibility means setting reasonable goals. Sometimes we don't meet every goal but if you didn't set a goal at all you may not have done so well in your other classes. Get help from your teachers they are partners in your learning.
500
It is your turn to do the dishes. Your brother forgot to do them yesterday and you are too tired. How can you show responsibility?
a. tell your parents it's your brother's turn because he forgot yesterday
b. offer to share the work because your brother forgot yesterday
c. do the dishes and leave your brother out of it
c. do the dishes and leave your brother out of it.
Taking responsibility is doing what you are supposed to. It is not okay to bring up your brother's mistake just to get out of doing what you are supposed to do.
500
While taking a test that you studied very hard for you notice a classmate across the room is cheating. What do you do?
a. nothing
b. raise your hand and tell the teacher in front of everybody
c. confront the student later and state you will report it to the teacher if he/she doesn't tell what they did
a. nothing. You are responsible for yourself and your own education. The teacher is responsible for the what is happening in class. This action is not hurting you.
500
You are out bowling with some friends. They are in a hurry to leave and do not take the time to put away their bowling balls. What should you do?
-be a good role model by saying "hold on, I need to put my ball away"
-encourage them to put the balls back, "if we each grab a ball, we'll get out of here a lot quicker than if I put them all away myself"
(reasonable answers)
500
You notice that your friend seems to only be your friend on days that you play the games he/she wants to play. On days that it's your turn to pick an activity your friend gives up, plays alone, or finds something else to do. You are nervous that if you say anything your friend won't play with you at all. Ask your classmates how to solve this problem.
(all responsible answers accepted) Bonus points for classroom cooperation/discussion leading to a solution.