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Middle School Problem Solving

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  • You were waiting in line for lunch. When you were about to get your tray, another boy jumped in front of you in line.
    Ignore him and wait longer.
    Say, "Excuse me, it's my turn."
    Say, "It's my turn!" and push him.
    Push him out of the way.
  • You finished your work early and there is still 20 minutes left in class.
    Raise your hand and ask the teacher what you should do.
    Walk around the classroom.
    Shout, "I'm done!"
    Talk to your friend.
  • The teacher is giving directions, but your friend sitting next to you keeps talking. You can't hear the directions.
    Say, "I can't hear the teacher, can you be quiet please?"
    Stand up and walk closer to the teacher.
    Pretend you can hear the teacher and nod a lot.
    Tell them to shut up.
  • You borrowed your sister's skates one day without asking and they broke while you were using them.
    Tell her someone else broke them.
    Put them back and don't say anything.
    Tell her what happened and offer to help fix/buy new ones.
    Tell her what happened and say it's not your fault.
  • You have been waiting all day for lunch to come because you are starving. Finally class gets over and you get to go to lunch. Except when you go to get to your lunch, it's not there. You probably left it at home.
    Yell, "Someone stole my lunchbox!"
    Tell the teacher it's missing/cafeteria lunch today.
    Don't eat lunch that day.
    Eat some of your friend's lunch.
  • There is a guy in your class who is always mean to you. He always bumps you when he walks by and he calls you names. He knocks stuff out of your hands and makes you feel bad. You don't think you can take it anymore.
    Punch him the next time he bumps you.
    Tell him to stop twice, then tell the teacher.
    Tell no one and try to avoid him.
    Start doing the same thing to someone else in your class.
  • You started to do your work, but you weren't sure if you were doing it right.
    Raise your hand and ask the teacher to explain again.
    Crumple it up and throw it away.
    Keep going and hope you do it right.
    Stop and wait for the teacher to notice you.
  • A stranger comes up to you at the playground and asks if you would help look for his lost dog.
    Say, "No way!" and kick him.
    Say, "Let me ask my friend for help" and bring your friend.
    Say, "No, I don't know you," and find a safe adult.
    Say, "Sure," and follow the stranger.
  • After basketball practice you go back to the locker room with your team to shower and change. When you are done dressing, you can't find your shoes.
    Yell, "Who stole my shoes?"
    Go the rest of the day with no shoes.
    Ask one of your teammates to help you find them.
    Take someone else's shoes.
  • You finished eating lunch at school and felt a burp coming.
    Burp as loudly as you can.
    Cover your mouth and say "excuse me."
    Hold your breath to keep from burping.
    Leave the cafeteria to burp.
  • You really want to invite this new student to come to your birthday party, but you have never talked to them before. You are worried they will say no
    Say "Hi, my name is ___. Do you want to come to my party?"
    Ask your friend to invite them for you.
    Don't invite them.
    Shout at them, "Come to my party!"
  • You are taking a test and the guy behind you asks you for help. He wants to know what you put for question number two.
    Shake your head and move away or tell the teacher.
    Help him figure out the answer together.
    Tell him the answer.
    Yell, "He's cheating!"
  • You are taking a test and there is no talking allowed. You are writing your answers on the paper and your pencil breaks.
    Get a new pencil or raise your hand.
    Try to finish the test with a broken pencil.
    Whisper to your friend, "Can I use your pencil?"
    Yell, "My pencil is broken!"
  • Your teacher was working at her desk. You wanted to ask her a question, but she didn't see your hand raised.
    Put your hand down, it wasn't important.
    Yell, "I have a question!"
    Say "Excuse me [name]" or walk quietly up to her.
    Run up to her desk and tap her shoulder a lot.
  • You didn't finish the work you were supposed to finish because it was too hard.
    Write in random answers so it looks complete.
    Ignore it and go do something else.
    Tell your teacher you need help to finish it.
    Crumple it up and throw it away.
  • The person sitting behind you keeps tapping your chair with his foot.
    Push their stuff onto the floor.
    Hold their foot down to stop the tapping.
    Say, "Excuse me, can you please stop tapping your foot?"
    Scream at them, "Stop that right now!"
  • Your friends came over to your house for a movie night. One of your friends brought another friend so there are more people than you planned for. You pass out the drinks but you only have five cans of soda and you need 6.
    Pour a little bit for each person in a cup.
    Tell the extra person they can't drink anything.
    Dump out all the drinks so no one is left out.
    Give the drinks to the guests only.
  • You are eating at a friend's house and the mom piles your plate full of food. It looks really good and you want to eat it all but you can't because you just ate a snack.
    Say, "This looks good. I'm full but can I take it home?"
    Eat it even though you are full.
    Pour the food into the trash.
    Push it away and say, "I don't want it."
  • You are eating with your friends in the cafeteria. You have a really messy lunch and accidentally flip a noodle into someone's lap. They are busy talking and don't notice it.
    Let them know and offer to help clean it up.
    Yell, "There's food on you!"
    Put more food on their lap.
    Walk away and ignore it.
  • You rode the bus to school today and on the way in people are pointing and laughing at you. You go in the bathroom and see that you have pink gum all over the back of your pants.
    Chew gum and throw it at the people who were laughing.
    Find someone else you can laugh at.
    Tell them to stop laughing and ask a friend/grownup for help
    Ignore the gum on your pants.
  • You were sitting in class doing your work and you hear the fire alarm.
    Grab your computer and backpack and leave the class.
    Stand up quietly and line up with your teacher.
    Scream loudly, "The fire alarm is going off!"
    Ignore the fire alarm and keep working.
  • You are hanging outside with your friend and she decides to pick your neighbor's flowers. She gives you the pretty handful of flowers and right then your neighbor opens the door. She asks you why you picked her flowers.
    Say, "I'm sorry I picked your flowers."
    Say, "I didn't pick the flowers. Can I help fix it?"
    Run away.
    Say, "It was him, it was him!" and push your friend over.