Situational Judgment Reasoning Practice Questions

1. 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

2. You overhear a coworker making a discriminatory comment about another employee. What's the most appropriate action to take?

Ignore it to avoid getting involved

Confront the coworker aggressively

Report the incident to HR or a supervisor

Spread gossip about the incident to other coworkers

3. You're working on a time-sensitive group project and a team member has a family emergency. How should the group respond?

Exclude the member from the project

Complain to the instructor about the unfairness

Redistribute the work and offer support to the team member

Expect the member to prioritize the project over their emergency

4. You notice a classmate is always alone and seems to be a target of bullying. What's the best way to help?

Ignore the situation to avoid getting involved

Confront the bullies aggressively

Reach out to the classmate, offer friendship, and report bullying to school authorities

Spread rumors about the bullies to get revenge

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. Your supervisor asks you to complete a task that you believe is unethical. How should you handle this situation?

Complete the task without question

Refuse outright and risk your job

Discuss your concerns with your supervisor and seek clarification

Complain about your supervisor to coworkers

7. You discover a minor error in a report that has already been submitted to a client. What should you do?

Ignore it as it's only a minor error

Blame someone else for the mistake

Inform your supervisor and discuss how to address it with the client

Secretly correct it and resend without telling anyone

8. You're working on a group presentation and realize your part overlaps significantly with another member's. How should you handle this?

Present your part as is and let the other person deal with it

Remove the overlapping information from your part without telling them

Discuss the overlap with the group member and work together to avoid repetition

Complain to the teacher about the poor division of tasks

9. You receive an email that was clearly intended for someone else containing sensitive information. What should you do?

Forward it to everyone in the office

Delete it and pretend you never saw it

Reply to the sender, informing them of the mistake

Use the information for personal gain

10. You're working on a team project and realize your team might miss the deadline. How should you handle this?

Work on it alone to ensure it's done on time

Blame other team members for the delay

Communicate with the team to redistribute tasks and inform the instructor if necessary

Submit the project incomplete to meet the deadline