Scene to read · Problem solving, Ethics
One tank of fuel
You are the tenant volunteer who runs your building's only working snowblower.
After a heavy overnight storm, you have about an hour of fuel, enough to clear one route. One resident has a ride coming to the side door at nine for an urgent medical appointment. In the mail room, the superintendent, Zuberi, and a neighbor, Octavio, both stop you.
The scene
Zuberi: Side path first. Her ride comes at nine, and she can't miss it.
Octavio: Forty households can't get out the front. People have shifts. Some have kids.
Zuberi: Front takes the whole tank. Then she's stuck.
Octavio: And if you do the side, we're all stuck. It's your machine. Which way?
The two questions
- 1What would you do, and why?
- 2How should a limited resource be divided between one person with an urgent need and many people with ordinary ones?
What raters look for
- Problem solving
- Gathers facts before acting, considers options and consequences, and chooses a workable next step.
- Ethics
- Weighs competing duties honestly, protects people from harm, and stays accountable to rules and values.
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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