Consent, Pressure, and the Right to Change Your Mind · seed 1 · A4, ink-friendly. The answer key prints on its own page for grown-ups.

Agreement that actually counts

Personal & Social Development · Responsible Decision-Making · ages 15-16
Name ______________________   Date ____________

  1. A friend says decide NOW or the offer dies tonight. Which pressure move is that?

    • Urgency, which rushes you
    • Honesty, which frees you
    • Patience, which waits for you

  2. Which four conditions make agreement real?

    • Loud, fast, public and funny
    • Freely given, informed, specific and still current
    • Written, stamped, long and old

  3. A yes given under pressure counts as real agreement.

    Circle one:   True   False

  4. Someone agreed, then goes quiet halfway. What do you do?

    • Push on faster before they object
    • Stop and check in plain words
    • Ask their friends instead

  5. A senior says everyone agreed, so you should too, and keeps you from asking questions. Which moves run here?

    • Seniority plus secrecy
    • Kindness plus patience
    • Humour plus honesty

  6. Why must agreement be specific, not blanket?

    • Specific words sound fancier
    • A yes to one thing is never a yes to everything
    • Blanket rules save talking time

  7. After a no, one person sulks and punishes for days. What does that prove?

    • The no was perfectly respected
    • The earlier yes was likely never free
    • Sulking always fixes disagreements

  8. Jay says an earlier yes covers everything after, forever. What is wrong?

    • Nothing, since yes means always
    • Forever is too short a word
    • Agreement stays specific and withdrawable at any point
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Agreement that actually counts W1-mt_TSD3HB_ZS7-s1

  1. Urgency, which rushes you · Rushing the clock is the urgency move.
  2. Freely given, informed, specific and still current · All four must hold at once for agreement.
  3. False · Pressure breaks the freely-given condition.
  4. Stop and check in plain words · Quiet may mean changed, and a changed answer ends it.
  5. Seniority plus secrecy · Rank leans on you while hiding shuts questions out.
  6. A yes to one thing is never a yes to everything · Each new thing needs its own current yes.
  7. The earlier yes was likely never free · Punishing a no shows pressure was there all along.
  8. Agreement stays specific and withdrawable at any point · A withdrawn yes is final, however early the first yes was.
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