Who Can You Trust? Personality Words Challenge
Teams move along a 24-space board and discuss trust in friendships, school and teams. They use 22 personality adjectives in real situations to understand and remember them.
A free Classic Board Game Race for Teens at CEFR B2 level. Topic: Trusting.
Speaking prompts on the board
- Is it more important for a trusted friend to be honest or tactful? Explain using a real or imagined example.
- Ask your partner whether an affectionate friend is easier to trust, and why they think so.
- Act out a daring friend persuading you to try something risky; your team guesses whether you trust them.
- Describe a time a perceptive person noticed you were upset before you spoke. How did it affect your trust?
- Would you trust an intellectual classmate more for advice about school or about relationships? Explain your reasoning.
- Your team must agree on one job where you would only trust someone thorough, and explain why.
- Ask your partner how an insecure friend might act when trusting someone, and what helps them feel safe.
- ⭐ Compare a humble leader with a boastful one. Which would your class trust more, and why?
- Act out a witty reply to a friend who shared your secret; your partner decides if the humour builds or breaks trust.
- Stand up and mime a spontaneous plan a friend suggests; your team explains whether they would trust it and join in.
- How would you rebuild trust with a moody friend who snapped at you yesterday? Describe what you would say.
- Your team must agree on a diplomatic way to tell a friend you cannot keep their secret because someone is in danger.
- You have 60 seconds to convince the class that being kind-hearted matters more than being clever in a best friend.
- Ask your partner if they would trust a laid-back classmate to lead a group project, and what might go wrong.
- Explain why good-natured people are often trusted quickly. Could this be a disadvantage? Useful phrase: 'On the other hand...'
- Describe a situation where a strong-willed friend refused to stay quiet about something unfair. Would you trust them more afterwards?
- If there were an emergency on a school trip, which level-headed person would you trust to take charge, and why?
- Discuss with your group whether being self-conscious makes it harder for teenagers to trust new people online or at school.
- ⭐ Should a very self-critical friend trust your compliments? Explain how you would help them believe you.
- Tell your partner about a fair-minded teacher or coach you trusted, and what they did to earn that trust.
- Show with your hands and face how a short-tempered person reacts to bad news, then explain how this affects trust.
- Ask your partner whether a self-centred person can ever be a trustworthy friend, and ask them for an example.
- ⭐ Which personality words from this game describe the person you trust most? Explain each choice with an example.
- If you had to choose a partner for a secret mission, which two personality traits would matter most? Justify your choice.
Printable worksheet
This Classic Board Game Race comes with a free printable worksheet: 3 parts for students to do after the game, and an answer key for the teacher. It prints at three levels (Support, Core and Challenge); this is the Challenge sheet. Sign in free to print the whole sheet.
What's on the worksheet
- Say why · Answer in two sentences. Use "because" in one of them.
- Write your own card · A new card about Trusting for the class game.
- The board game on paper
Part 1: Say why
Answer in two sentences. Use "because" in one of them.
- Act out a witty reply to a friend who shared your secret; your partner decides if the humour builds or breaks trust.
- Would you trust an intellectual classmate more for advice about school or about relationships? Explain your reasoning.
- Ask your partner whether an affectionate friend is easier to trust, and why they think so.