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Examples of What would you do if scenarios

In this section, you will find some examples of what would you do if scenarios that will help you develop the skills that will assist you in the event that you are confronted with a potentially risky situation.

  • You are walking to the park and suddenly you feel really sick.
    What do you do?
  • You are playing with a friend and he suggests going to the mall because your favourite hockey player is there to sign autographs.
    What do you do?
  • Your soccer coach offers to drive you home after the practice.
    What do you do?
  • Your next-door neighbour offers to pay you to mow her lawn.
    What do you do?

 

Examples of other possible what if scenarios:

At the Shopping Centre

  • You are window-shopping in a sports store and when you turn around, you don’t see your mother anymore.
    What do you do?
  • Someone you have never seen before, approaches you at the mall and asks for your address and phone number because you have won a prize.
    What do you do?
  • You are in a video game store. Someone approaches you and tells you he has a very exciting game in his car and offers to give it to you if you follow him.
    What do you do?
  • You are at the mall and an elderly person asks for your help to choose a gift for her grandson.
    What do you do?

 At School

  • You are walking back from school and someone in a car stops to ask you for directions.
    What do you do?
  • It is raining and you are waiting for your school bus. The mother of a student in your class offers to drive you home.
    What do you do?
  • Your father or mother is late picking you up at school.
    What do you do?
  • You are walking back from school and a neighbour invites you to his home in order to see his new puppy.
    What do you do?
  • You are walking back from school with a friend and he insists you take a shortcut through the park.
    What do you do?
  • You think someone is following you in the street.
    What do you do?

 Home Alone

  • Your father or mother is in the shower and the phone rings.
    What do you do?
  • You are at your friend’s house and his sister, who is babysitting you, leaves with her friend and says she will be back soon.
    What do you do?
  • You are coming back from school and you realize that you have forgotten your key.
    What do you do?
  • Your parents will not be home for another thirty minutes. Your house is up for sale and someone that is interested in buying it is knocking at the door.
    What do you do?
  • You are home alone and you hear a very loud noise as if someone is trying to break in.
    What do you do?
  • You are home alone, and someone dressed as a plumber insists you let him in because he has an urgent repair to make.
    What do you do?

 On the Internet

  • You are visiting an amusement park website and there is a form to complete in order to win a family trip.
    What do you do?
  • You are surfing the Net for a school project and a pop-up window showing inappropriate images appears.
    What do you do?
  • You are chatting on-line with a family member and she asks for your address in order to send you a birthday card.
    What do you do?
  • Your best friend asks you if you would accompany her as she wants to meet with a very cool friend she met on line.
    What do you do?

 Travelling

    At the hotel, your parents ask you to go fill the ice bucket. Upon returning to your room, you realize that you cannot remember your room number.
    What do you do?
  • You are at the restaurant with your parents. On your way to the washroom, a waiter asks you to follow him because he has a surprise for you.
    What do you do?
  • While your parents are registering at the hotel, someone approaches you and asks for your help to carry his luggage.
    What do you do?
  • You are swimming in the ocean. When you return to shore, you don’t see your parents and realize that you are no longer where you were earlier.
    What do you do?