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FOR YOUNG READERS

Are You a Good Friend?

I. Try this quiz and find out!

1. Your friend has not done their homework. What do you do?
a) laugh = 0
b) let your friend copy = 3
c) tell the teacher = 0

2. It’s your friend’s birthday. Did you...
a) buy a present = 3
b) say ‘Happy Birthday’ = 1
c) forget = 0

3. Your friend has forgotten his/her lunch. Do you…
a) share yours = 3
b) eat yours in front of them = 0
c) lend them money = 1

4. Your friend calls or texts you while you are watching your favourite TV programme. Do you…
a) ignore the message = 0
b) chat to your friend = 3
c) tell them to call later = 1

5. You get a very good mark in a school test and your friend gets a bad mark. What do you do?
a) help them in the next test = 3
b) say your friend is stupid = 0
c) say never mind = 1

6. You are playing football and your friend falls over. What do you do?
a) run on and score a goal = 0
b) stop and help your friend = 3
c) kick the ball out = 1

7. If you borrow money off a friend do you…
a) forget to pay it back = 0
b) give it back after a while = 1
c) give it back soon = 3

8. A boy/girl you don’t know very well drops their school bag. Do you…
a) help them pick it up = 3
b) kick the bag = 0
c) ignore it = 0

9. Your best friend is on holiday for 3 weeks. Do you…
a) text every day = 3
b) find another friend = 0
c) not think of your friend = 0

10. How many friends do you have?
a) hundreds = 0
b) a big group of friends = 1
c) a few special friends = 3

II. Now calculate your points to find out if you are a good friend!

24–30 points You are a very good friend!
20–23 points You are quite nice to your friends but could help them more!
12–19 points You could be a much better friend if you tried!
1–11 points Have you got any friends?