NGSA Student Development 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which of the following BEST describes active listening?
- Hearing sounds in the background while you think about something else
- Paying full attention, asking questions, and responding thoughtfully to the speaker (Correct answer)
- Nodding your head without understanding what is being said
- Listening only to what interests you
Correct answer: Paying full attention, asking questions, and responding thoughtfully to the speaker
Active listening involves giving the speaker your full attention and engaging meaningfully with what they say.
Question 2: Two students disagree about how to complete a group project. The MOST effective way to resolve this is to:
- Let the louder student decide
- Each discuss their ideas and find a compromise that uses the best of both (Correct answer)
- Work separately and ignore each other
- Ask the teacher to pick one student's idea
Correct answer: Each discuss their ideas and find a compromise that uses the best of both
Compromise and respectful discussion allow both parties to contribute and maintain a positive working relationship.
Question 3: Which emotion management skill involves taking a pause before reacting to an upsetting situation?
- Projection
- Impulse control (Correct answer)
- Avoidance
- Displacement
Correct answer: Impulse control
Impulse control is the ability to pause and think before acting on strong emotions.
Question 4: A classmate is being bullied in the school hallway. As a bystander, the MOST responsible action is to:
- Laugh along so you do not become a target
- Report it to a trusted adult and support the victim (Correct answer)
- Walk away and pretend you did not see it
- Take a video and share it with friends
Correct answer: Report it to a trusted adult and support the victim
Reporting bullying to an adult and supporting the victim is the responsible and ethical response for a bystander.
Question 5: Which of the following is the BEST example of effective time management?
- Waiting until the night before a deadline to start a project
- Breaking a large assignment into smaller tasks and completing them over several days (Correct answer)
- Spending all your free time on one subject
- Letting a friend do the work for you
Correct answer: Breaking a large assignment into smaller tasks and completing them over several days
Breaking large tasks into smaller steps spread over time reduces stress and improves quality.
Question 6: Personal values are BEST described as:
- The grades you earn in school
- The beliefs and principles that guide your behaviour and decisions (Correct answer)
- Rules set by your school administration
- The opinions of your friends
Correct answer: The beliefs and principles that guide your behaviour and decisions
Personal values are core beliefs that shape how a person behaves and makes decisions.
Question 7: Jordan always blames others when things go wrong and never admits personal mistakes. This behaviour shows a LACK of:
- Creativity
- Accountability (Correct answer)
- Empathy
- Teamwork
Correct answer: Accountability
Accountability means taking responsibility for your own actions and their consequences.
NGSA Student Development 3
Which of the following BEST describes active listening?