test – DI4Y

👋 Welcome!

Before you get started, we’d love to ask you a few quick questions.
These will explore four key skills that will shape your learning journey:

Empathy – how you understand and respond to the feelings and experiences of others.
Respect for Diversity – how you value different backgrounds, perspectives, and identities.
Participation – how you engage actively, contribute ideas, and take part in group or community activities.
Accountability – how you take responsibility for your actions and follow through on your commitments.

This isn’t a test — just a simple way to see where you’re starting from, so we can celebrate your progress by the end of the course.

Note: Your responses will remain confidential. Aggregated data may be used for monitoring and evaluation to help us improve the course experience for all learners.

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Empathy

1. What is empathy?

Sharing advice with someone to help and support themUnderstanding and sharing how someone else is feeling to help and support them betterAnalysing and evaluating the information someone has shared to help them solve a problemValuing the opinions and beliefs of others

2. Which of the following is an example of someone being empathetic?

Someone encouraging a family member to achieve their goalsSomeone being aware of their own emotions and behavioursSomeone telling a friend not to think about something upsetting themSomeone feeling sad when they can see that a friend is feeling sad and comforting them

3. A boy who has just joined the school is looking sad at lunchtime, so you approach him to see if he is ok. He explains that he misses his old friends. Which of the following steps would you take to empathise with him?

I would reassure him that everything will be fine and he doesn't need to worry about itI would give him my full attention and listen carefully as he's talkingI would try to distract him by talking about something happyI would compare his situation to something worse, to make him feel like he shouldn't feel bad

Respect for diversity

4. What does it mean to have respect for diversity?

Respecting people who share the same cultural backgroundUnderstanding, accepting and valuing people who are different from usRecognising that communities are made up of people from diverse backgroundsEvaluating the positive impact diverse communities can bring

5. Which of the following is an example of someone having respect for diversity?

Someone choosing to live in a community made up of people from different cultural backgroundsSomeone learning to speak a new languageSomeone being friends with people from different cultural backgrounds to themSomeone ensuring everyone feels included and valued at school

6. You live in a community with lots of people from different backgrounds and cultures. You want to demonstrate respect for diversity. Which of the following steps would you take to achieve this?

I would share my own cultural practices and beliefs to help people understand me betterI would make an effort to learn about other people's cultural practices, beliefs and valuesI would help people understand that everyone is differentI would identify the people who are different and encourage them to change their values and beliefs to fit in with the community better

Participation

7. What is participation?

The process of making important decisionsImpacting decisions, activities or processes in a helpful wayUnderstanding the processes involved in working with others to improve societyDeciding whether to get involved in activities that help the community

8. Which of the following is an example of someone participating?

Someone intending to join a sports teamSomeone listening to what's being said in a meeting without saying anythingSomeone being positive in group situationsSomeone taking part in a project to improve their community or school

9. If you wanted to participate in a meeting about improving healthcare in your community, which of the following steps would you take?

I would use advanced and complicated words when I speak so that people know I am knowledgeableI would think carefully about what I want to say before talkingI would talk as much as I could to ensure I get my ideas across even if it prevents others from being able to contributeIf someone disagrees with me, I would express that I'm upset so that they understand how much I believe in my ideas

Accountability

10. What is accountability?

Blaming other people when something goes wrongTaking responsibility for and learn from your actions, decisions and behavioursLearning from your mistakes to help achieve your goalsEnsuring you always work to the best of your ability when completing tasks

11. Which of the following is an example of someone being accountable?

Someone uses evidence to help explain why they are not personally responsible for their team making a mistake at workSomeone effectively delegates tasks to team members at workSomeone applies for a management role at workSomeone apologises and accepts responsibility after making a mistake at work

12. You are volunteering for a children’s charity and have been asked to coordinate a fundraising event. To ensure you do your best and raise as much money as possible, which of the following steps would help you stay accountable throughout the process?

Ensure everyone is aware of how important the charity is to motivate them to donate moneyWork hard to ensure that the event is coordinated to the best of my abilitySet myself goals for coordinating the event, track my progress towards the goals and adapt in response to any challengesEnsure all the volunteers are aware of the tasks they need to complete ahead of the fundraising event