Situational Judgment Reasoning Practice Questions

1. During a class debate, you realize you've made a factual error in your argument. What should you do?

Continue arguing your point and hope no one notices

Quickly change the subject to avoid addressing the error

Acknowledge the error, correct yourself, and adjust your argument

Blame your research sources for the misinformation

2. You've been offered a chance to join a prestigious internship, but it conflicts with a family commitment. What should you do?

Accept the internship without telling your family

Decline the internship without exploring options

Discuss the situation with your family and the internship coordinator to find a possible compromise

Ask a sibling to cover your family commitment

3. You're in charge of organizing a club event, but turnout is much lower than expected. How do you handle this?

Cancel the event immediately

Pretend everything is fine and proceed as planned

Adapt the event to suit the smaller group and make it more intimate

Publicly blame club members for not promoting it enough

4. You're asked to take on a leadership role for a project, but you don't feel ready. How should you respond?

Decline the opportunity without explanation

Accept without mentioning your concerns

Discuss your concerns and ask about available support or mentorship

Accept but delegate all responsibilities to others

5. You notice a safety procedure is routinely ignored in your workplace. What should you do?

Ignore it as it's not your responsibility

Start ignoring the safety procedure yourself

Report the issue to the appropriate safety officer or supervisor

Confront coworkers aggressively about their behavior

6. You're organizing a school event and realize you've accidentally double-booked the venue. What's the best course of action?

Hope the other group doesn't show up

Cancel your event without explanation

Immediately inform all parties involved and work on finding a solution

Pretend you didn't know and let the groups figure it out when they arrive

7. During a class presentation, you notice a classmate is visibly nervous and struggling. What should you do?

Interrupt and offer to take over the presentation

Make encouraging gestures and maintain eye contact

Leave the room to reduce their stress

Laugh to lighten the mood

8. You're asked to provide feedback on a coworker's performance. What's the most appropriate approach?

Only give positive feedback to avoid hurting feelings

Focus solely on negative aspects of their performance

Provide balanced, constructive feedback with specific examples

Refuse to give feedback to avoid getting involved

9. A client is consistently late in paying invoices. How should you handle this situation?

Stop all work for the client immediately

Continue work as usual and ignore the late payments

Communicate with the client about the issue and discuss payment terms

Publicly shame the client on social media

10. You're working on a collaborative online document and notice a classmate has plagiarized a section. What should you do?

Delete their section without saying anything

Publicly call them out in the document comments

Privately message them about the issue and suggest they revise

Ignore it and hope the teacher doesn't notice