1. Definitions
The feeling that someone of your own age is pushing you towards making a good or bad choice.
A. Peer Pressure
B. Friendship
A. Peer Pressure
Several students are saying unkind things about another student. They start urging you to join in their comments.
What is negative peer pressure?
A friend is someone who:
A) Encourages you to break the rules.
B) Respects you for who you are.
C) Makes fun of you when you don't follow him/her.
B) Respects you for who you are?
Peer pressure only affects some people.
False, everyone has to deal with peer pressure at one time or another.
While the teacher is out of the room, a classmate dares you to steal something out of her desk. What should you say?
A. "No." "Stealing is wrong."
B. Sure, I will go do it.
A. "No." "Stealing is wrong."
Someone in your own age group.
A. Grandparent
B. Neighbor
C. Peer
C. Peer
You’re studying for tomorrow’s quiz when some of your teammates come by. They want you to shoot some hoops with them. “You’re not going to nerd out on us, are you?,” they ask.
What is negative peer pressure?
A good way to handle peer pressure is to:
A. Make Up an Excuse
B. Walk Away
C. Just Say No
D. All of the Above
D. All of the Above?
Peer pressure includes only negative things.
False
The other kids in your class all have the best shoes. You seem to be the only one who doesn't have them. Someone says, "Why don't you have these shoes? Aren't you getting a pair?" How can you deal with this peer pressure situation?
A. Say, "I don't need the same shoes to be cool."
B. Say, "I am going to go buy new shoes after school today."
A. Say "I don't need the same shoes to be cool."
To make someone unhappy by not doing something that was hoped for or expected.
A. Disappoint
B. Encourage
A. Disappoint
Your friends are trying to get you to try out for the basketball team, but you’re not sure you have the guts. “Come on, do it! You're amazing at basketball,” they say. “We’ll be there to cheer you on.”
What is positive peer pressure?
In “peer pressure,” the word pressure means:
A) help someone
B) try to convince to do something
B) try to convince to do something
People can influence each other without even speaking.
True. The way people dress and what they choose for activities influences others.
There's a new student and everyone seems to be making fun of him because he is a little different. At lunch, you hear many rude comments about the new kid, and someone asks what you think about him. What do you say?
A. Everyone should be nicer to him
B. He is weird.
A. Everyone should be nicer to him.
Someone who repeatedly does unkind things to you and makes you feel sad.
A. Friend
B. Bully
B. Bully
Your friend is trying to convince you to help collect money for a local charity. Is this peer pressure? If so, what kind of peer pressure is it?
What is yes, positive peer pressure?
Which one is NOT a reason that someone might give into peer pressure?
A) to look cool or feel popular
B) everyone else is doing it
C) to be nice
C) to be nice
Having self-confidence can help you resist peer pressure.
True. If you feel good about who you are, you are less likely to give in to peer pressure.
Your parent tells you that you have to clean your bedroom before dinner. Is this peer pressure?
A. Yes
B. No
B. No (your parent is not your peer :)
This word means a force or stressful demand.
A. Pressure
B. Relaxation
A. Pressure
You’re at the store, wishing you had enough money for some candy. Your friend says, “Just take it! It’s no big deal. The clerk’s not even looking.”
What is negative pressure?
Which is NOT a strategy to saying no to peer pressure?
A) just say no
B) give a reason why it’s a bad idea
C) join in
C) join in
One of the best ways to resist negative peer pressure is to be confident in yourself and set firm boundaries about what you stand for.
True
Your friend keeps talking to you in class. Your teacher has asked you to stop talking 2 times. You don't want your friend to think you are ignoring him. What do you do?
A. Tell him you will talk to him at lunch.
B. Keep talking so you get in trouble.
A. Tell him you'll talk to him at lunch.