1. You are on your way to an important meeting (date, party, for example) and you see someone lying by the side of the road. Do you
1. ignore him and rush along?
2. stop to help him?
3. go to the next telephone box and call for help anonymously?
4. have a good look at him and then walk on?
2. Your friend has lost her money and needs to catch a bus home. If you give her the money for the fare you will have no money left for yourself. Do you
1. wish her all the best for the walk home?
2. give her the money for the bus?
3. try and sneak her on the bus without paying?
4. tell her you’ll let her parents know that she’ll be late?
3. You have a row with someone. The next day, you see her crying. You hear her Gran has died. Do you
1. think to yourself it serves her right?
2. go and tell her how sorry you are this has happened?
3. feel sorry for her, but don’t go and say anything?
4. just ignore her.
4. Someone from your class has an accident and is in hospital. Do you
1. do nothing?
2. find out if you could visit him?
3. put your name on a card that someone else is taking into him?
4. ask someone to wish him all the best?
5. You play for a football team and someone you know would like to play too but he hasn’t been picked. Do you
1. tell him he’s no good and he should give up trying?
2. invite him to come training with you?
3. encourage him to keep trying?
4. think it best not to say anything?

Score as follows: (a) 1, (b) 4, (c) 3, (d) 2.

6-8 You seem to be quite selfish, and do not seem prepared to put yourself out to help others.

9-12 You often have good intentions, but you are more concerned for yourself than for others.

13-17 You want to help other people, so long as it's not inconvenient to you.

18-20 You really try to follow the teaching of Jesus - Do to others as you would wish they do to you.