Situational Judgment Reasoning Practice Questions

1. You notice a friend is consistently making unhealthy lifestyle choices. How do you address this?

Lecture them about their bad habits

Ignore it, as it's not your business

Express your concerns privately and offer support for healthier choices

Make fun of their choices to shame them into changing

2. 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

3. You're working on a research paper and find a perfect quote online, but can't find the original source. What should you do?

Use the quote without citation

Make up a source for the citation

Paraphrase the idea in your own words and note it's based on an unverified source

Abandon the idea entirely

4. You're part of a student committee organizing a school event, but you disagree with the majority decision. How do you proceed?

Refuse to participate further in the planning

Secretly undermine the plans you disagree with

Accept the majority decision and contribute positively to the event

Complain to school administration about the decision

5. 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

6. You notice a fellow student is always alone and seems depressed. What should you do?

Mind your own business

Tell everyone to be nice to them

Approach them, start a conversation, and offer support

Report them to the school counselor without talking to them first

7. A client asks you to perform a task that violates company policy. How should you handle this?

Perform the task to keep the client happy

Refuse rudely and end the client relationship

Explain the policy constraints and work with the client to find an alternative solution

Ignore the request and hope the client forgets about it

8. You're asked to take on additional responsibilities that will require significant overtime. How should you respond?

Refuse outright without considering the request

Accept without discussing compensation or impact on work-life balance

Discuss the impact on your workload and negotiate terms before accepting

Accept but then fail to complete the additional work

9. A coworker consistently interrupts you during meetings. How should you address this?

Interrupt them back to teach them a lesson

Complain about them to other coworkers

Speak to them privately about the issue

Stop participating in meetings to avoid the problem

10. You're asked to take on a project outside your area of expertise. How should you respond?

Refuse the project outright

Accept without mentioning your lack of expertise

Discuss your limitations and ask for necessary support or training

Try to pass the project to someone else without explanation