Ravi and his best friend Sameer, both in Class XII, take part in an interpersonal judgment exercise. On a sheet, each boy first rates himself and then the other on qualities such as friendly, tense, sincere, pleasant and open to new ideas. They use a five-point scale that runs from very low to very high on the quality. Ravi rates himself 4 on 'Friendly', but Sameer rates Ravi only 2 on it. Later the two boys exchange sheets, copy each other's ratings and work out the gaps between the ratings.
Ravi rates Sameer 3 on 'Sincere'. Where does Ravi record this rating?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Column 2 of his own sheet
Option (1) Column 1 of his own sheet — Incorrect. Column 1 holds the ratings Ravi gives himself. His rating of Sameer is a rating of the friend.
Option (2) Column 2 of his own sheet — Correct. Ratings a student gives his best friend go in Column 2 of his own sheet. Ravi's rating of Sameer's sincerity belongs there.
Option (3) Column 3 of his own sheet — Incorrect. Column 3 holds the friend's ratings of Ravi, copied later from Sameer's sheet.
Option (4) Column 4 of his own sheet — Incorrect. Column 4 is worked out at the end as Column 3 minus Column 1. No direct rating is written there.
NCERT (2026-27): “The following exercise will help you to see how well you and your best friend know each other. For each quality listed below, give ratings for yourself (Column 1) and for your best friend in your class (Column 2). Also ask your friend to do the same kind of rating, for himself/herself (Column 1) and for you (Column 2). Use the following rating scale :” |