Questions: Making Good Decisions

Question 1

What is the first step in making a good decision?

• A. Do whatever your friends tell you to do
• B. Think about your options and what might happen with each one
• C. Choose the option that is easiest
• D. Wait for someone else to decide for you

Answer: (B)

Good decision-making starts with identifying your options and thinking through the possible consequences of each one. This helps you choose based on reasoning rather than impulse.

Question 2

Good decisions always feel good in the moment.

• T. True
• F. False

Answer: False

Sometimes the right decision is the hard one -- like studying instead of playing, or telling the truth when it is uncomfortable. A decision can be good even if it does not feel great right away.

Question 3

You promised to help a friend with a project, but another friend invites you to something fun at the same time. What is the best approach?

• A. Go to the fun thing -- you deserve to have fun
• B. Think about your commitment, how each friend would feel, and what keeping your promises means
• C. Avoid both friends so you do not have to decide
• D. Lie to the first friend about why you cannot come

Answer: (B)

Good decision-making involves weighing your commitments, considering how your choice affects others, and thinking about what kind of person you want to be. Breaking a promise without thought or lying to avoid discomfort are not good decision strategies.

Question 4

Smart people never make bad decisions.

• T. True
• F. False

Answer: False

Everyone makes mistakes, including very smart people. What matters is whether you learn from those mistakes and make better choices next time. Good decision-making is a skill that improves with practice.

Question 5

Describe a decision you made that you would make differently if you could go back. What would you change and why?

Model answer: A good answer describes a specific decision, explains what happened as a result, and identifies what the person would do differently. For example: 'I once chose to play instead of studying for a test. I did not do well on the test and felt bad about it. If I could go back, I would study first and play afterward, because knowing I did my best would feel better than a little extra play time.'

A strong answer demonstrates reflection -- the ability to look back on a decision, understand what went wrong, and articulate what a better choice would have been and why.