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Casper sample questions: ten original scenarios

Try ten original Confetto scenarios with twenty follow-up questions. The scripts and written situations below cover Confetto's practice themes; they aren't official Casper questions or an official scoring checklist.

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Ten sample scenarios

Collaboration · Scripted situation

1. The silent teammate

You are one of four students on a graded group project.

Two days before your group presents, you meet with two teammates in the library. The fourth member, Priya, has not replied to messages for a week and has not started her section.

Marcus: I'm done covering for her. Let's email the professor tonight and ask for her name to come off the project.

Leah: We don't even know what's going on with her. But I also can't do her part and mine by Thursday.

Marcus: Either way we need a plan now. What do you think we should do?

  1. 1What would you suggest to the group, and why?
  2. 2Describe a time you had to depend on someone who was not doing their share. What did you do, and what did you learn?

Practice considerations

Tries to reach Priya before going to the professor, in case she is dealing with something serious. Protects the deadline with a plan to share out her section for now, and treats telling the professor as a fair, open step rather than a punishment.

Communication · Scripted situation

2. Be honest

You are a close friend of Zoe, who has a final-round job interview tomorrow morning.

In her living room, Zoe has just done a practice run of the ten-minute presentation she must give at the interview. It ran fifteen minutes, her main point was unclear, and she read most of it from her notes.

Zoe: Okay, that's it. I've practised it like twenty times.

Zoe: Be honest. Is it good? I really need this job.

  1. 1What would you say to Zoe?
  2. 2Describe a time you gave someone feedback they did not want to hear. How did you approach it?

Empathy · Scripted situation

3. I'm fine

You share an apartment with Mei, an international student in her first year.

For two weeks Mei has barely left her room, has missed classes, and has stopped eating meals with you. You knock on her door one evening.

You: Hey, I haven't seen you in a while. Want to grab dinner?

Mei: I'm fine. Just tired. Please don't tell anyone I'm skipping class, okay?

  1. 1What would you do?
  2. 2What are the limits of your responsibility for someone else's wellbeing?

Practice considerations

Keeps the door open with gentle, non-judgemental check-ins and real offers of company. Mentions campus supports such as counselling without pressure, and is clear about seeking help even against Mei's wishes if her safety were at risk.

Equity · Scripted situation

4. Stay behind

You are a parent volunteer on the planning committee for a Grade 7 class trip.

The committee meets in a classroom after school. The three-day trip to a science centre costs $320 per student, and about a quarter of families have said they cannot pay. The class teacher, Ms. Reyes, and the committee chair are at the table with you.

Ms. Reyes: Students who aren't going will stay at school and do a worksheet package. That's how we've always done it.

Committee chair: We can't ask the other families to pay more. It's already expensive.

Committee chair: (to you) You look like you disagree. What do you think?

  1. 1What would you say to the committee?
  2. 2Should schools offer activities that cost money if not every student can afford them? Explain.

Ethics · Scripted situation

5. Tomorrow's exam

You are in a study group preparing for a final exam.

The night before the exam, a friend in your study group sends photos to the group chat.

Friend: My cousin took this course last term, and these are the exact questions from the TA's office. We're set!

Another member: Honestly, everyone's going to look at them. We'd be stupid not to.

  1. 1What would you do?
  2. 2Which matters more, loyalty to your friends or fairness to others? Explain your answer.

Practice considerations

Doesn't use the photos and tells the group why, without lecturing. Thinks about fairness to other students and the risk to friends' records, and weighs reporting the leak against loyalty, ideally by suggesting the group report it together.

Motivation · Written situation

6. Try again?

You applied to health professional programs this year.

You were not offered admission anywhere. Your parents, who have supported you financially, suggest you take a stable job in the family business instead of applying again. Part of you is relieved at the idea; part of you is not ready to give up.

  1. 1What would you do next?
  2. 2How do you decide whether to persist with a goal or change course?

Problem solving · Scripted situation

7. Two urgent jobs

You have a summer job at a large garden centre.

It is a busy Saturday morning. Two assistant managers, Tomás and Yvonne, find you at the same moment near the loading area.

Tomás: I need you on the delivery truck right now. The driver leaves at noon, with or without this order.

Yvonne: No, the tills are backed up out the door. I need you on register two, now.

Tomás: (to you) Well? Which is it?

  1. 1What would you do?
  2. 2How do you decide what to do first when everything seems urgent?

Practice considerations

Doesn't freeze or pick the manager they like better. Asks the two managers to agree, or quickly checks with the store manager, offers facts that help them decide, such as how long loading will take, and stays respectful to both.

Professionalism · Written situation

8. A generous family

You tutor a 9-year-old through a free community literacy program.

After the child's reading improves, the family, who you know are struggling financially, give you an expensive watch and invite you to a family wedding next month. They seem hurt when you hesitate. The program's rules say tutors may not accept gifts over a small value.

  1. 1How would you respond?
  2. 2Why do professional boundaries matter, even in warm, friendly relationships?

Resilience · Written situation

9. The failed midterm

You are a second-year university student.

You studied harder for this biochemistry midterm than for any exam before, and you failed it. Your study partners all passed. The final is worth 50 percent and you are starting to wonder whether you belong in the program.

  1. 1What would you do over the next week?
  2. 2Describe a significant setback you faced. How did you recover, and what did you change?

Self-awareness · Scripted situation

10. In front of everyone

You are a summer student who just presented your project to the research team.

During the question period, a team member asked two questions you felt were already answered in your slides. Afterwards your supervisor speaks to you in front of the other students.

Supervisor: Alright everyone, let's wrap up the presentations for today.

Supervisor: Good work on the analysis. But you came across as dismissive when people asked questions. That matters here.

Another student: (under their breath) Ouch.

  1. 1How would you respond, both in the moment and afterwards?
  2. 2Describe a piece of feedback that was hard to hear but changed how you work.

The practice considerations are Confetto's authored notes for these fictional situations. They aren't an official rubric, a validated high-quartile answer or the only reasonable response.

A worked answer pair: Two urgent jobs

This fictional example works through the two questions in scenario seven above. It illustrates choices you could explain; it isn't an official answer or a graded result.

Question one: deciding what to do

I'd tell each manager that I've just received a conflicting request. I'd acknowledge the truck's noon departure, ask how long loading will take and who can cover the till. Then I'd ask the managers to agree on the priority, or involve the store manager if they can't resolve it quickly. Once the priority is clear, I'd tell both what I'm doing so neither assumes their job is underway.

Question two: handling competing priorities

I'd compare the deadlines and consequences of delay, then check who or what else is available. Calling both jobs urgent doesn't show which must happen first. If I don't have authority to choose between the managers' requests, I'd give them those facts and ask for a decision rather than quietly choosing the manager I prefer.

The useful change is from a vague promise to “communicate” to specific questions and a clear next action. A different answer can be reasonable if you explain the facts it depends on. Don't invent a past result or use this fictional situation as your personal experience.

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Answers about these original scenarios, response timers and practice feedback.

No. These ten scenarios and their twenty questions are original Confetto practice content. They are not taken from the official test or Acuity Insights sample questions.
A script describes a fictional situation; it does not determine the response method. Choose spoken rehearsal with one minute per question or typed rehearsal with 3.5 minutes for the pair. These are practice exercises, not an official test sitting.
They are Confetto's authored considerations for these fictional situations. They are not an official rubric, a validated high-quartile answer or the only reasonable response. Explain your own reasoning and use true experiences for personal questions.
No. The labels organize Confetto's scenarios. They do not establish separate official marks, weighting or a checklist that guarantees a result.
No. Confetto's app uses a 1–9 AI practice scale and a fixed mapping of average scores to a practice quartile estimate. It does not compare you with official test takers. Its spoken-response scoring uses audio transcripts; the camera is a preview.
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