Who Can You Trust? Personality Adjectives Challenge

Teams move along a 24-space board and use 22 personality adjectives to discuss trust in friendships, school projects, and everyday conflicts. Each task asks players to explain, persuade, ask, or act. Support phrases: I'd trust them because... / If I were in that situation, I'd... / That makes me think they're...

A free Classic Board Game Race for Teens at CEFR B2 level. Topic: Trusting.

Speaking prompts on the board

1. Ask your partner about a time someone was tactful with them. Did it help them trust that person more?
2. Is it easier to trust an openly affectionate friend or one who rarely shows feelings? Explain your reasons.
3. Act out a daring stunt a friend challenges you to do. Your team guesses it and decides whether they would trust you.
4. Describe how a perceptive friend might notice you were hiding something. Would you trust them more or less afterwards?
5. Would you trust an intellectual classmate's advice about friendships as much as their advice about homework? Why or why not?
6. Your team must agree: for an important group project, would you rather trust a thorough partner or a fast one?
7. Ask your partner how an insecure student might behave if they didn't trust the group, and how others could help.
8. Stand up and mime a humble person receiving a prize. Your partner explains why humble people often seem trustworthy.
9. Can a witty person who jokes about everything still be trusted with a serious secret? Give an example to support your view.
10. ⭐ You have 60 seconds to convince the class that a spontaneous friend is more trustworthy than a careful planner.
11. If your best friend were moody all week, would you still trust their opinion about your new idea? Explain why.
12. Discuss with your group how a diplomatic student could help two arguing friends trust each other again.
13. Describe a kind-hearted person you know. What did they do that made you trust them?
14. Ask your partner whether they would trust a laid-back teammate to meet an important deadline, and why.
15. Act out a good-natured reaction when a friend accidentally breaks your trust. Your team guesses what happened.
16. Compare a strong-willed leader with a flexible one. Which would you trust more in a crisis, and why?
17. Imagine you have lost your phone with all your private messages. Explain why a level-headed friend would be useful.
18. Ask your partner what makes them feel self-conscious and who they trust to help them feel comfortable again.
19. ⭐ Explain whether a self-critical person is more trustworthy because they admit mistakes, or less because they doubt themselves.
20. Your team must agree: should a fair-minded teacher ever bend the rules for a student they trust? Explain your decision.
21. How would you rebuild trust with a short-tempered friend who shouted at you in front of others? Start with: I'd try to...
22. Describe how you could tell that a new friend is self-centred. What warning signs would stop you trusting them?
23. ⭐ If you had to choose one adjective from today to describe someone you completely trust, which would it be and why?
24. Ask your partner which two adjectives from today describe them best, then explain whether you agree with their choice.

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