Am I Popular Quiz Middle School
Questions: 15 · 10 minutes
1. How often do classmates ask for your opinion about school events, trends, or group decisions?
Often, including classmates who are not close friends.
Sometimes, mainly within a familiar group.
Occasionally, usually when the topic directly involves me.
Rarely; others usually decide without seeking my view.
2. Thinking about a typical school week, which statement best describes your sense of belonging?
I have a few moments of connection, but they do not yet feel consistent.
I generally feel that I have a dependable place with my friends.
I often feel separate, even when other students are around.
I feel included in certain settings, though not in all of them.
3. How comfortable are you being your ordinary, unfiltered self around school friends?
I can be myself with close friends without worrying much about performing.
I am comfortable in some groups but adjust myself quite a bit in others.
I am most comfortable only in one-on-one situations.
I usually keep much of myself private around peers.
4. When you enter the cafeteria or another busy common area, what usually happens?
Several classmates greet me or react to my arrival.
One or two familiar people usually acknowledge me.
I usually enter without much notice.
People from several different groups often greet or wave to me.
5. When a teacher says to choose partners or small groups, what tends to happen?
Several classmates may signal that I can join them.
I generally need to look around and approach someone myself.
One familiar person and I usually pair up.
People from different circles often invite me over.
6. When something exciting happens to you or a friend, how does sharing it usually feel?
We show real interest in each other and celebrate together.
I can mention it, but the conversation tends to stay casual.
There is one-sided or uneven interest depending on the day.
I usually keep it to myself because I do not have a peer I want to tell.
7. Imagine you introduce a new game, phrase, or activity to classmates. What usually follows?
It usually remains something I do or say on my own.
A close friend may try it with me.
A small group often picks it up.
It often spreads beyond my closest group to other classmates.
8. After a rough day at school, what kind of peer support is usually available to you?
I usually process it on my own rather than talking with a peer.
I can have a light conversation with someone, even if I do not share much.
At least one person will usually listen and check in with me.
My close friends and I reliably support one another when days are difficult.
9. Suppose a lunch plan changes and you are accidentally left out of the update. What is most likely to happen?
A friend notices and makes a point of updating or including me.
Someone explains the change if I ask what happened.
One person may check whether I know about the change.
I usually figure out the new plan on my own.
10. When friends are deciding what to do during free time, how much does your suggestion usually affect the plan?
I tend to go along with ideas that are already being discussed.
I share an idea if someone asks what I think.
My suggestion is usually considered alongside the others.
My suggestion often becomes the plan or shapes the final choice.
11. During a group disagreement, what role does your viewpoint typically play?
I usually listen and let others work toward the decision.
I explain my view if I am directly invited to speak.
My view is considered, though it does not always change the outcome.
My perspective often helps determine the group’s final direction.
12. If you start an informal plan, such as a study group or lunchtime game, how do peers usually respond?
It is difficult to get others involved unless someone else takes over.
One or two close friends may join me.
A dependable group is usually willing to participate.
Students beyond my closest friends often join or build on the plan.
13. How do you usually hear about casual group plans, such as sitting together or meeting after school?
I often hear only if I ask or after the plan has happened.
A close friend usually passes the information to me.
I am regularly included by people from several different groups.
I receive some invitations directly, depending on who is organizing.
14. At a school event, game, or assembly, how often do students outside your closest circle acknowledge you?
Occasionally, especially if we share a class or activity.
Frequently, including students from several parts of school.
Not often; I mostly interact with the people I arrived with.
Several times, although mainly within a few familiar circles.
15. Outside your regular classes, how widely do other students seem to know your name?
Mostly my close friends know it.
Students from many classes or groups seem to know it.
A fair number of students beyond my close friends know it.
Few students outside my classes seem to know it.