Sarah has done something mean to you at school. Should you spread bad rumors about Sarah to hurt her back? What should you do? / You accidently sent your uncle an email that was supposed to go to your mother saying that you do not like receiving emails from him because he sends you so much garbage. Should you tell your uncle that it was an April Fool’s joke so you won’t hurt his feelings? What should you do?
Your Mom asks if you have taken the trash out and you haven’t. Should you tell your Mom that you have so you won’t get into trouble? What should you do? / A neighbor tells your mother that you picked three of her prized tulips from her yard. Should you deny that you had anything to do with it? What should you do?
Your friends think motorcycles are cool. You have never ridden one. Should you tell them that you have ridden one so they will think you are cool? What should you do? / The movie you want to see is PG-13. You are 12 and you really want to go to see the movie with your friends. Your parents will not let
you see PG-13 movies. When you ask for permission to go to the movie, should you say the movie is not PG-13? What should you do?
Your friend asks if you like their new book bag. You don’t like it. Should
you tell them that you like it so you
will not hurt their feelings? What should you do? / Your Mom makes dinner and asks if
you like it. You don’t like it at all. Should you tell your Mom that you like it so you will not hurt her feelings? What should you do?
You and your friends go smoking one afternoon. Later at home your mother asks if you have been smoking.
Should you deny doing it?
What should you do? / Your teacher asks if you let your friend Chris cheat off your test. You did because you don’t want to lose Chris
as a friend. What should you do?
Your friend Steve asks you to say that he is spending the night with you so he can sneak off to see a concert. Steve’s mother calls and wants to speak to him. Should you say that Steve is in the shower? What should you do? / Your teacher asks if you cheated on
the test. You did so you could get
a good grade. Should you deny
doing it? What should you do?
You push Andrew down during gym
and he tells the teacher. The teacher asks you if you pushed Andrew down. Should you deny doing it?
What should you do? / You just got your ice cream from the ice-cream man, but he was so busy that he forgot to take your money. Finally he asks if you paid for your ice cream. Should you say you already paid for it? What should you do?
You are going to be late for school. Should you forge an excuse note from your parents so you won’t get into trouble? What should you do? / Today you got your report card. You really did terrible on it. Should you hide your report card and not show it to your parents? What should you do?
Your friends think Karen is really hot. You really don’t know her well at all. Should you tell your friends that you have been out with her to impress them? What should you do? / Your parents notice that the DVD
player is broken. You broke the DVD player and are afraid to tell. Should
you say that your brother/sister did it? What should you do?
A ticket to get into the amusement park costs a lot more for children over twelve. You are 13 and your parents think it’s an outrageous price. Should they say you are twelve to save money? What should they do? / Your Mom told you to do your homework that afternoon. That night she asks you if you did it and you forgot all about it. Should you say that you did it? What should you do?
Your friend asks you to come over and you really don’t feel like it. Should you say that you have chores to do so you don’t have to go? What should you do? / You don’t want to go to school today. Should you pretend you are sick so you don’t have to go? What should you do?
You come home from school and your Moms asks what happened to your coat. You lost it somewhere and
cannot find it. Should you tell your Mom that it was stolen so you won’t get into trouble? What should you do? / You are not allowed to hang around
Jeff any more. You still consider him a friend and want to go see him. Should you tell your Mom that you are going to someone else’s house so you can sneak over to see Jeff? What should you do?
John picks at you at school and you can’t stand him. Should you say that he did something bad at school to a teacher just to get him into trouble? What should you do? / All your friends smoke, drink, and use drugs and think it is cool. They have never seen you smoke, drink, or use drugs and ask if you do. Should you say that you do so they will think you are cool too? What should you do?
Your Mom comes home and sees a mess in the kitchen and wants to know who did it. You did, but you don’t want to get into trouble. Should you tell your Mom that your brother/sister did it? What should you do? / Your friends really would love to go to Disney World. You haven’t been their either, but you would love to go. Should you say that you have been to Disney World just to impress them? What should you do?
You lost your study sheet for a big test and you will fail the test without it. Should you tell your parents or teacher that you lost it and get into trouble? What should you do? / You hit your brother/sister and then they hit you back. Should you tell on them for hitting you so you can get them into trouble and omit the part about you hitting him/her first? What should you do?
All your friends want the latest video game that just came out. Should you say that you have it just to impress your friends? What should you do? / Your group at school turned in an assignment for class. You did not help because the smart kids in your group will do it. Later the teacher asks what work did you do for your group assignment. Should you say that you did something so you won’t get into trouble? What should you do?
You go to a store and find money left on the counter. It is not yours and you don’t know whose it is. Should you
take it because it’s finder’s keepers? What should you do? / You borrowed money from a friend and he now wants it back. You were planning on spending what money you had on a CD. Should you tell your friend that you do not have the money? What should you do?
You borrowed your friend’s CD and accidently scratched it and now it skips. Should you keep this to yourself and
not tell your friend that you ruined the CD? What should you do? / You were visiting a friend and
accidently break something. Should
you blame it on someone else or hide it? What should you do?
You accidently throw a ball through your neighbor’s window. Should you run to your house or blame it on another kid? What should you do? / You go for a job interview and they ask if you can work a cash register. You can’t but you really need this job. Should you tell them you know how to work a cash register so you can get this job? What should you do?
Tom calls Mary to go out on a date. Mary does not like Tom because he is not popular at school. Should Mary tell Tom that she is busy that night and can’t go? What should she do? / You arrive at your friend’s birthday party and realize that you forgot to
buy a present. Should you tell your friend that you forgot it at your house and will give it to them later? What should you do?
You go to a party with some friends
and when you come home your parents ask if you had any alcohol
or drugs. Should you tell your parents no so you won’t get into trouble for doing it? What should you do? / Your sister does not want to talk to Melissa. Your sister tells you that if Melissa calls on the phone to tell her that she is not home even if she is. Your sister is home and Melissa calls and wants to speak to her. What should you do?
You went river rafting and you are telling your friends about your trip. Should you exaggerate what
happened just to make yourself look good? What should you do? / The creditors call your parents telling them that their bill is overdue. Your parents forgot to pay the bill. Should they tell the creditors that “the check is in the mail” when they have not mailed it to get the creditors off their backs? What should they do?
Your father hates the IRS and says they steal from him. Should he cheat on his Income Tax Return to get his money back that he says they owe him?
What should he do? / John is not old enough to drink.
Should he use a fake ID to get liquor? What should he do?
All your friends have seen the new horror movie that everyone wants to see. Your friends ask if you have seen it. Should you say “Yes” so they won’t think you are a looser? What should you do? / You are at the corner store with a friend. Your friend puts some candy in their pocket and leaves the store. You know your friend is breaking a commandment. Should you tell the store clerk? What should you do?
Bob's bicycle was stolen. You see it in another friend’s garage. Should you
tell Bob you haven't seen his bike? What should you do? / A neighbor yells at you in front of your friends and really embarrasses you. Later you purposely ride your bike through the neighbor’s flowers for what she did. The neighbor saw you do it and tells your mother. Should you deny that you did it? What should you do?
Bev locks her little sister Kelly out of
the house on purpose. Kelly could not get into the house and accidently breaks a window trying to get in. Kelly tells her parents that Bev locked her out of the house. Should Bev convince her parents that she didn’t? What should Bev do? / You see change on your parent’s dresser and you think they won’t miss
a few quarters, right? Later your Dad asks if you happen to see some change
he left on his dresser. Should you say you didn’t see any money? What should you do?
Your parents do not allow you to go to a certain site on the internet, but you do any way. Later your parents ask what you did on the computer. Should you tell them that you just answered emails? What should you do? / You are playing a game and want to win really bad. Should you cheat so you would win? What should you do?
You need a good grade on this test to pass the class. Should you cheat so
you will pass the class? What should you do? / Bill sells cars for a living. He hasn’t
sold a car in a long time and needs to make a sell. Someone wants to buy
a car that has been in a really bad wreck. Should Bill not tell them that
the car was in an accident?
What should Bill do?
You have to do a book report. You found one online that you could copy and turn in. What should you do? / You are assigned a project for a class. You found something that someone already did that you can turn in.
Should you turn in something that you did not do? What should you do?
You go to confession to confess your sins. Some of them are really bad. Should you not tell the whole truth about your sins? What should you do? / You broke your curfew and you get caught. Your parents do not know
that you also went somewhere
you are not allowed to go. Should
you tell only some of what happened
so you won’t get into deep trouble? What should you do?
You promise your friend you will meet them at the movies. Should you forget about giving your word to meet them because you never intended to go? What should you do? / You promise your friend that you will not tell her secret. Should you forget about giving your word and tell the juicy secret to others? What should you do?
You accepted an invitation to go to Jamie’s birthday party. The next day you receive an invitation to go to Mary’s birthday party. You would rather go to Mary’s party. Should you tell Jamie you can’t go to her party so you can go to Mary’s? What should you do? / You promise your mother that you would babysit your little brother. When you are supposed to babysit, your friends want you to stay to play a new video game so you do. Should you tell your mother that you forgot, but you really didn’t? What should you do?
You make a poster for class and it needs some jazzing up so you ask for help. Your friend gives you suggestions on how to jazz it up a bit, but you ignore her suggestions. Should you tell your friend that her suggestions did not look good when you didn’t even try them? What should you do? / Your Dad tells you to cut the grass today and you don’t want to. Should you tell your Dad when he comes
home from work that you couldn’t
get the lawn mower going?
What should you do?
You are having a sleep over and you
did not invite Vicky because you didn’t
want her to come. Should you tell
Vicky that you could only invite 4 kids and no more? What should you do? / Your teacher gives the class an assignment. You do not want to do it so you don’t. Should you tell your teacher that you didn’t know how to do it? What should you do?
Your Mom tells you to put the dishes in the dishwasher a certain way. You do not want to do it her way and do it the way you want. Should you tell your Mom that you tried, but you could not load the dishwasher the way she wanted? What should you do? / You are not allowed to use the computer for a few days and you are dying to get online. Should you sneak on the computer when your parents are not looking? What should you do?