Assertiveness Pre-Test HGMS [Student ID: 20130027]

Instance of: Assertiveness Knowledge Test (7-12)
Administered By: City, Garden
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Grade: 8      Date Taken: 10/1/20

Assertiveness is expressing your wants, needs, and thoughts, even when it’s difficult, while respecting others.

1. Express Myself: Are you expressing your thoughts and feelings clearly? Are you creating and adhering to your boundaries? Strategies include identify communication types, find my feelings, voice my feelings, speak my mind and be kind, respect my boundaries, do my part, and predict outcomes.

2. Respect Others: Are you considering the perspectives of others? Are you communicating respectfully? Strategies include show empathy, listen and summarize, and show respect without words.

In the first section, you reflected on your assertive behaviors. The graph shows your average ratings.
The table shows your response to each item. In the table, some items, such as “When I get into an argument with someone, I say things I don’t mean,” are reverse scored. This means that a rating of “1—Not Very Like Me” means that you are demonstrating strong assertiveness, whereas selecting a rating of “5—Very Like Me” means that you rated yourself as weak in that area. The color coding for each item shows where your self-ratings fall within the scale of low to high assertiveness.

The quiz section shows your current knowledge of assertiveness concepts.

QuestionReversed?TopicVERY
like me		54321NOT
like me
1. I stand up to my friends if they are doing something I don't feel comfortable doing.Express Myself
2. I speak up when someone is not respecting my personal boundaries like 'no cheating off my homework' or 'I don't let friends borrow money.'Express Myself
3. I often have a hard time saying 'No.'YESExpress Myself
4. I express my opinions, even if others disagree with me. Express Myself
5. When an argument is over, I often wish I would have said what was really on my mind.YESExpress Myself
6. I tend to just go along with what everyone else wants instead of stating my own thoughts.YESExpress Myself
7. I sometimes avoid asking questions for fear of sounding stupid.YESExpress Myself
8. I tend to bottle up my emotions rather than talk about my feelings.YESExpress Myself
9. If I disagree with my teacher, I talk to him or her about it.Express Myself
10. If a person has borrowed money (or a game, clothes, or something else of value) and is overdue in returning it, I talk to the person about it.Express Myself
11. I'm usually able to tell people how I'm feeling.Express Myself
12. If I don't like the way someone is being treated, I speak up about it.Express Myself
13. I speak up about things I really care about.Express Myself
14. I am careful to avoid hurting other people's feelings, even when I feel that I have been wronged.Respect Others
15. I have a hard time controlling my emotions when I disagree with someone.YESRespect Others
16. I avoid attacking someone's intelligence when I disagree with their ideas.Respect Others
17. I listen to other people's opinions, even if I disagree with them.Respect Others
18. In disagreements, I make sure that I understand other points of view.Respect Others
19. In discussions, I communicate that I am listening through body language (nodding my head, avoiding rolling my eyes). Respect Others
20. Even in an argument, I don't interrupt the other person.Respect Others

Quiz Section

QuestionCorrect AnswerWere You Correct?
21. Choose the best definition of assertiveness.AYES
22. You tell your teacher, "You have to let me answer this text; it's from my mom!"AggressiveYES
23. Invading the personal space of othersAggressiveYES
24. Stating your ideas in an honest and direct mannerAssertiveYES
25. Glaring and staring at othersAggressiveNO
26. Apologizing over and overPassiveNO
27. Clear and reasonable toneAssertiveYES
28. InterruptingAggressiveYES
29. The best way to show someone that you are listening to his/her concerns is to:ANO
30. Which of these options best describes an assertive statement?CYES
31. Identify the best example of a 3-part assertive statement.CNO
32. Which of these actions or behaviors are NOT associated with assertiveness?BYES
33. Using the above scenario and what you've learned about assertiveness, choose the best option for how McKenzie should discuss this with her parents.BYES
34. When you lack assertiveness, you have a higher chance of becoming withdrawn and isolated or experiencing depression and anxiety.TrueYES
35. Personal boundaries are clear expectations of how others should act in various situations.FalseNO
36. Adults who lack assertiveness are more likely to experience unemployment.TrueYES
37. As students, we can control our emotions and some feelings are unnecessary.FalseYES
Multiple Choice Score:12/1770.6%