Scene to read · Empathy, Equity
It's Lorraine
You are visiting your grandparents for the holiday.
Your cousin has gone out to pick up dessert, leaving his partner, Lorraine, on the living room sofa with you and your grandfather, Jagdeep, who is 84. It is her first visit, and he has called her Laura twice already.
The scene
Jagdeep: Laura, tell me again, where is your family really from? Before here, I mean.
Lorraine: It's Lorraine. And just Ohio, as far as anyone knows. Boring, I'm afraid.
Jagdeep: Everyone is from somewhere. When I came, people asked me every single day.
Lorraine: It's okay, really. Please don't make a fuss on my account.
The two questions
- 1What would you do or say, and why?
- 2Describe a time you had to decide whether to speak up for someone who said they were fine. What did you do?
What raters look for
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.
Practice free
