If a coping tool helped once, it is guaranteed to work best in every situation.

Which action could belong in a safe coping toolkit after an upsetting setback?

• Talk with a trusted person about what happened
• Send hurtful messages to someone who was not involved
• Throw things toward other people until they leave

Lena tries a coping tool. Which check gives her useful information about whether it helped?

• Decide it worked because the instructions sounded convincing
• Compare how she feels now with how she felt before
• Decide it worked because someone else likes using that tool

Alex is upset after losing a game. You want to suggest a coping tool but do not know what helps Alex. What should you do first?

• Ask how Alex feels and what has helped before
• Choose your favourite tool without asking about Alex's experience
• Tell Alex that everyone must use the same tool after a loss

Zoe says gentle breathing has helped before tests, and calling a friend has helped on lonely weekends. Which plan uses her experience?

• Use only a friend's favourite tool and ignore her own experiences
• Use breathing for loneliness because phone calls must never help
• Try breathing before a test and calling a friend when lonely

Priya listens to music. Afterward she feels less tense, but she still worries about a problem. Which review fits what she noticed?

• Music removed the whole problem, so she never needs support
• Music may have helped a little; she can seek support too
• Music provided no help because any worry means a tool cannot work

Sam says another pupil keeps threatening him. He wants help telling a trusted adult and does not want to go for a run. Which response fits?

• Offer to go with Sam to tell a trusted adult
• Insist that Sam run first because running always works for you
• Tell Sam to keep the threats secret and use coping tools alone

Jake's toolkit includes gentle breathing, a safe walk with an adult and talking to someone he trusts. Breathing has helped with worry and anger. Which conclusion fits?

• Breathing must replace all his other tools because it helped twice
• Breathing cannot count because each tool must fit only one feeling
• Breathing can help several feelings; keep other options too