Conflict

What is conflict?

• When people have a disagreement

• When people are happy and agree with each other

• When people always have the same ideas

• When people like to do the same things

What is one way to handle conflict?

• A) Stay calm and listen to each other

• B) Get angry and yell at each other

• C) Ignore the problem and hope it goes away

• D) Hit or hurt the other person

Answer explanation

There is lots of ways to handle conflict. Not all ways are effective, some make the conflict better. Some make it worse.

Select the true statement.

• A) Conflict is always bad and should be avoided.

• B) Conflict is only between countries and not between friends or family members.

• C) Conflict can be hard, but we can learn to manage it in healthy ways that make our relationships stronger.

• D) Conflict is something that only happens to mean people.

Answer explanation

Conflict can happen in all aspects of life. It's normal. How we deal with conflict and the strategies we use can affect how often and severe they are.

4. What is the importance of staying calm during conflict?

• A) To make the other person feel bad

• B) To escalate the conflict

• C) To understand the other person's perspective

• D) To win the argument

Who has responsibilities during conflict

• Not me!

• Parents

• Teacher

• It should be shared between the conflicting people/groups.

5. What can conflict help us do?

• A) Avoid difficult conversations

• B) Learn and grow

• C) Ignore our problems

• D) Stay angry at each other

7. How can we manage conflict in a sensible way?

• A) By hitting or hurting the other person

• B) By ignoring the problem

• C) By solving problems and working together to try and find common ground.

• D) By getting angry and yelling

. What does it mean to agree to disagree?

• A) To stop being friends

• B) To always have the same opinion

• C) To respect each other's differences and politely disagree.

• D) To argue more

Escalating conflict means to makes it...

• Bigger

• More Intense

• More Emotional

• Finished

Can you think of some ways to resolve Conflict...