These eight original questions practise the four skills in values and concepts. Write each answer on paper before opening the explanation.
The questions get harder as you go. Questions 1 to 3 test choosing a value, 4 to 6 add an action and a reason, and 7 and 8 need a full applied answer.
Questions
Question 1. Rina finds RM5 on the floor of the school hall. Nobody is around.
Which value is tested most directly: honesty or kindness? Give one reason.
Answer
Honesty. The test is whether Rina will keep money that is not hers when nobody would know. Reason: the RM5 belongs to someone who will be looking for it, so keeping it would be taking what is not hers.
Question 2. Jack promised his group he would bring the printed poster on Thursday. On Wednesday night the printer breaks.
Which fits better: trustworthiness or respect? Explain.
Answer
Trustworthiness. Jack made a promise and the group is relying on him to keep it.
Respect is about how people treat each other, and that is not the pressure here. Jack should arrange another printing place or tell the group early so they can help.
Question 3. A teacher adds up Aisyah’s marks wrongly and gives her two marks too many. Aisyah is sure of the error. Name the value and say why it is not integrity.
Answer
Honesty, because the test is whether she will tell the truth about a mistake that helps her. Integrity is about acting on principle when nobody is watching, and no one has made a mistake to report. Here the teacher has made a specific mistake and Aisyah can speak up about it.
Question 4. Write an action, not only a value. Scenario: Ravi sees classmates laughing at a new student’s accent. Value: respect.
Answer
Action: Ravi should tell the classmates calmly that laughing is unkind, then invite the new student to sit with his group. A weak answer would say only “Ravi should show respect”, which has no verb or object.
Question 5. Give a scenario-specific reason. Scenario: Mei is asked to return a borrowed calculator.
She finds that it is cracked. Action: tell the owner.
Answer
Reason: the owner will discover the crack when he needs the calculator in an exam and may not be able to use it. If Mei tells him now, he can decide whether to repair or replace it in time.
A generic reason such as “because honesty is good” fails the swap test.
Question 6. Improve this answer: “Farid should be responsible, honest and caring.” Scenario: Farid damaged a classmate’s pencil case.
Answer
The answer is a list with no action or reason. Corrected: “Farid should apologise to his classmate and offer to replace the pencil case, because he caused the damage and she did nothing wrong. The classmate gets her pencil case back, and Farid takes responsibility for his mistake.”
Question 7. Scenario: Hana is asked to lead a school clean-up. Two friends skip it to go to the canteen. Explain what Hana should do, with a value, an action, a reason and a result.
Answer
Sample: “Hana should continue leading the clean-up and invite her friends to join after they finish eating. This shows responsibility, because the teacher gave her the role and the rest of the group is working. The school grounds are cleaned on time, and her friends learn that the task belongs to everyone.”
Check that each part is present and that the result says something different from the reason.
Question 8. Scenario: Arif is the treasurer of a club. A member asks him to record RM30 as a fee payment although it was not paid, and says he will pay next week. Explain what Arif should do.
Answer
Sample: “Arif should refuse to record the payment until it is made, and tell the member he can pay next week. This shows integrity, because Arif’s records should match what actually happened even when a friend asks for an exception. The club’s accounts stay correct, and members can trust the treasurer.”
Weaker answer: “Arif should be honest.” It lacks an action and a reason tied to the club’s accounts.
If you got these wrong
Match the mistake to the lesson:
- Wrong value chosen: distinguishing closely related moral values.
- Value but no action: connecting values with concrete actions.
- Reason that repeats the value: explaining rational reasons in a scenario.
- A list of value names: avoiding value-name lists without application.
Track repeated slips with the mistake log, and build timed sessions with the timed practice session builder.
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