Situational Judgment Reasoning Practice Questions

1. 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

2. 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

3. You witness a student vandalizing school property. What's the most appropriate action?

Join in to avoid being seen as a snitch

Confront the student directly

Anonymously report the incident to school authorities

Ignore it, as it's not your responsibility

4. You're asked to give a presentation on short notice. How should you handle this situation?

Refuse outright due to the short notice

Give an unprepared presentation

Ask for more time if needed and prepare to the best of your ability

Call in sick to avoid the presentation

5. You receive confidential information about a coworker's personal situation that's affecting their work. What should you do?

Share the information with other coworkers

Use the information to your advantage

Keep the information confidential and suggest the coworker speak with HR if needed

Confront the coworker about their personal issues

6. You're asked to work on a project that conflicts with your personal values. How should you handle this?

Refuse to work on the project without explanation

Work on the project despite your reservations

Discuss your concerns with your supervisor and seek alternatives

Sabotage the project to align with your values

7. You're leading a team project and one member is consistently missing deadlines. What's the best approach to address this?

Remove them from the project immediately

Do their work for them to keep the project on track

Have a private discussion to understand the issues and offer support

Publicly criticize them in team meetings

8. You're assigned to review a classmate's essay and find it poorly written. How do you provide feedback?

Tell them it's terrible and they should start over

Give only positive feedback to avoid hurting their feelings

Provide constructive criticism with specific suggestions for improvement

Refuse to review it and ask the teacher for a different assignment

9. 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

10. You receive credit for a project that was primarily completed by a coworker. How should you handle this situation?

Accept the credit without saying anything

Publicly announce that your coworker did most of the work

Privately inform your supervisor about the contribution of your coworker

Give your coworker a small gift as thanks