Scene to read · Empathy, Self-awareness
The ride is still running
You are a close friend of Fraser, standing in your apartment doorway as he asks you for a favor.
Fraser stands at your door with a packed duffel bag; a car idles at the curb behind him. He stopped answering your messages a year ago, but two years ago he spent a weekend helping you move across the state. Hadiza, your partner, shares the lease and stands beside you.
The scene
Fraser: I went quiet a year, and I'm sorry. Can I crash?
Hadiza: Two weeks is a lot, Fraser. I'm not sure how I feel.
Fraser: I get that. But I helped you move, remember? My ride's leaving.
Hadiza: I'm not saying no. I just wish we'd heard first.
The two questions
- 1What would you say to Fraser and Hadiza before the ride pulls away, and why?
- 2Describe a time you felt you owed someone a favor and had to decide how far that obligation should go.
What raters look for
- Empathy
- Recognizes what others feel and need, and lets that shape the response without losing judgment.
- Self-awareness
- Recognizes own biases, limits and emotions, and seeks and uses feedback.
Answer scenarios like this on the real timers
Answer both questions on the clock, and get each one scored 1–9 the way raters score. Your first set is free, no card.
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