Decision-Making Scenarios 

Using your Decision making model, make an appropriate decision for each scenario. 

1.​ ​You are at the mall with your best friend. You go into your favorite store. Your best 
friend picks up a really cool shirt and quickly stuffs it in her book bag. She tells you 
that she does it all the time and has never gotten caught. You had been looking at 
the shirt for a couple of weeks. 

State the problem: 

List 2 possible options: 

List the outcomes of each option: 

State any human factors or values that influence your decision:  

Make the decision: 

Evaluate the decision (How did my decision turn out?): 

2.​ ​You need extra spending money. You have found a job at the local Quick Stop. 
The job is Monday to Friday from 3:00-7:00 p.m. You are really excited until you get 
to school and realize your soccer practice is from 3:00-5:00 p.m. each weekday. 

State the problem:  

List 2 possible options: 

List the outcomes of each option: 

State any human factors or values that influence your decision: 

Make the decision: 

Evaluate the decision (How did my decision turn out?): 

3.​ ​Your mom tells you that you have to pass your history test to go to the football 
game. You end up failing it. Your mom is not home when it is time to leave for the 
game. Your dad asks if you would like a ride to the game. What do you say or do? 

State the problem:  

List 2 possible options: 

List the outcomes of each option: 

State any human factors or values that influence your decision: 

Make the decision: 

Evaluate the decision (How did my decision turn out?): 

4.​ ​Someone in your class cheated on a test. You know for a fact that they did. You 
received a D on the test. Do you tell the teacher? 

State the problem: 

List 2 possible options: 

List the outcomes of each option: 

State any human factors or values that influence your decision:  

Make the decision: 

Evaluate the decision (How did my decision turn out?): 

5​. ​Your friend does not have enough money to go to the football game. He/she 
wants you to sneak into the game without paying. 

State the problem:  

List 2 possible options: 

List the outcomes of each option: 

State any human factors or values that influence your decision:  

Make the decision: 

Evaluate the decision (How did my decision turn out?):