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The Child/Teen Hope Test

Below you will find a child hope test appropriate for children or teens, ages 7 to 17.

Instructions for Parent, Teachers, or Guardians Helping a Child Take the Test
What follows are several questions for you to fill out, then a few background questions for your child (Part 2). The background questions are not used in calculating the hope scores but will help us to gather more data on the relationship between our child and teen hope scale and other existing questionnaires for children. All but a few of the questions in Part 3 will be used in calculating the hope scores. Once all the questions are completed by your child, and you or they hit submit, a summary of your child's hope scores will appear.

Instructions for Teens Taking this Test by Themselves
What follows are several questions for your parents to fill out (Part 1). You can have them do it, or just ask them for the information. Parts 2 and 3 are for you to fill out on your own. The background questions are not used in calculating the hope scores but will help us to gather more data on the relationship between our hope test and other existing questionnaires for children. All but a few of the questions in Part Three will be used in calculating the hope scores. Once all the questions are completed by you, and you hit submit, a summary of your hope scores will appear.

Part 1: Background Questions for the Parent or Guardian

(Teens, please complete this for your parents. Ask them for the information if you don't know the answers.)

What is the age of your child (or your age if you are the teen taking this test)?

What is the sex (gender) of your child (or your gender if you are the teen taking this test)?

What is your relationship to the child?

What is the highest level of education the child's mother received?

If other:

What is the highest level of education the child's father received?

If other:

Does your child have a diagnosed psychological (emotional or behavioral disorder)?

If you answered yes, please indicate which disorder or disorders (You may click on more than one disorder)?
ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder)
Anxiety
Asperger's
Conduct Disorder
Depression
Oppositional Defiant Disorder
Separation Anxiety Disorder
Other (please specify below)

If other:

Part 2: Questions for Child or Teen

For this part, I would like you to click yes if the sentence is true for you. I would like you to click no if the sentence is not true for you.

1. I am smart.	Yes	No
2. I am good in my schoolwork.	Yes	No
3. I am an important member of my class.	Yes	No
4. I can give a good report in front of the class.	Yes	No
5. I often volunteer in school.	Yes	No
6. My classmates in school think I have good ideas.	Yes	No
7. I am dumb about most things.	Yes	No
8. I forget what I learn.	Yes	No
9. I am a good reader.	Yes	No
10. I am often sad.	Yes	No
11. I get nervous when the teacher calls on me.	Yes	No
12. I get worried when we have tests in school.	Yes	No
13. I am nervous.	Yes	No
14. I worry a lot.	Yes	No
15. I feel left out of things.	Yes	No
16. I wish I were different.	Yes	No
17. I am often afraid.	Yes	No
18. I cry easily.	Yes	No
19. My classmates make fun of me.	Yes	No
20. It is hard for me to make friends.	Yes	No
21. I am unpopular.	Yes	No
22. I am among the last to be chosen for games and sports.	Yes	No
23. My classmates in school think I have good ideas.	Yes	No
24. I have many friends.	Yes	No
25. People pick on me.	Yes	No
26. I am popular with girls.	Yes	No

Part 3: Child/Teen Hope Test Questions

Instructions for adults giving the Hope Test to children

[Adult reads the following paragraph to the child]

"I want to show you some sentences. There are no right or wrong answers to these questions. Everyone is different and everyone has their own feelings. These sentences come in bunches of three choices. From each bunch, I would like you to choose the sentence that is most true for you. Let's try one for practice. I am going to read these three sentences to you."

[Adult reads practice question below.]

"Now click on the circle that is next to the sentence that is most true for you."

Adults should instruct the child to do the practice question and make sure the child understands the task before going forward. To review, the adult should read aloud the first sentence, ask the child which sentence is most true for them, and then double-checks with the child after they respond. The child is then encouraged to do the rest of the questions for Part One if they can read well enough. Otherwise, the adult should read each set of questions aloud. The child should be encouraged to ask questions if they do not understand any word or sentence.

Instructions for teens taking the test themselves
There are no right or wrong answers to the questions below. Everyone is different and everyone has their own feelings. In each group of three sentences, please select the sentence that is most true for you. You can skip the practice question.

Practice Question
I always eat popcorn when I watch a movie.
I sometimes eat popcorn when I watch a movie.
I never eat popcorn when I watch a movie.

1.
When I grow up I'm afraid that I might never get job.
When I grow up I know that I will have a good job.
When I grow up I know that I will have a great job.

2.
Nobody ever loves me.
I know someone who sometimes loves me.
I know someone who always loves me.

3.
I never feel safe.
I sometimes feel safe.
I always feel safe.

4.
God is never close to me.
God is sometimes close to me.
God is always close to me.

5.
If I get in trouble, my family will never help me.
If I get in trouble, my family will sometimes help me.
If I get in trouble my family will always help me.

6.
My family never helps me to get what I want.
My family sometimes helps me get what I want.
My family always helps me get what I want.

7.
What my family says is never true.
What my family says is sometimes true.
What my family says is always true.

8.
When I feel scared, I never pray to God.
When I feel scared, I sometimes feel better if I pray to God.
When I feel scared, I always feel better if I pray to God.

9.
I never get what I want.
I sometimes get what I want.
I always get what I want.

10.
My friends never care about me.
My friends sometimes care about me.
My friends always care about me.

11.
If I get in trouble, I can never make things better.
If I get in trouble, I can sometimes make thing better.
If I get in trouble, I can always make things better.

12.
I never pray to God to help me get what I want.
I sometimes pray to God to help me get what I want.
I always pray to God to help me get what I want.

13.
My friends never keep my secrets.
My friends sometimes keep my secrets.
My friends always keep my secrets.

14.
My family never makes me feel safe.
My family sometimes makes me feel safe.
My family always makes me feel safe.

15.
If something is too hard, my friends will never help me.
If something is too hard, my friends sometimes help me.
If something is too hard, my friends will always help me.

16.
God is far away and never comes to visit people.
God visits people once in a while.
God visits people all the time.

17.
I am always too scared.
I am sometimes too scared.
I am never too scared.

18.
God can never help me to do things better, even if I pray.
I can sometimes do things better if I pray to God.
God can always help me to do things better if I pray.

19.
If I get lost, I may never find my way home.
If I get lost, I can sometimes find my way home.
If I get lost, I can always find a way to get home.

20.
Praying to God will never help me to feel safe.
Praying to God sometimes helps me to feel safe.
Praying to God always helps me to feel safe.

21.
Even if I work hard, there are some things I can never do.
If I work hard I can do almost anything.
If I work hard, I can do anything.

22.
I have no friends.
I have some friends.
I have many friends.

23.
When I start to cry, I can never stop myself.
When I start to cry, I can sometimes stop myself.
When I start to cry, I can always stop myself.

24.
Even If I pray hard, God will never listen to me.
If I pray hard, God will sometimes listen to me.
If I pray hard, God will always listen to me.

25.
I can never count on adults to protect me.
I can sometimes count on adults to protect me.
I can always count on adults to protect me.

26.
I can never find someone to help me finish my work.
I can sometimes find someone to help me finish my work.
I can always find someone to help me finish my work.

27.
Adults are never honest.
Adults are sometimes honest.
Adults are always honest.

28.
God never helps me feel better when I am sad.
God sometimes helps me feel better when I am sad.
God always helps me to feel better when I am sad.

29.
I am never as smart as most of my friends.
I am sometimes as smart as most of my friends.
I am always as smart as my most of friends.

30.
My family never loves me.
My family sometimes loves me.
My family always loves me.

31.
If a game is really hard, I may never find a way to win.
If a game is really hard, I can sometimes find a way to win.
If a game is really hard, I can always find a way to win.

32.
I can do my best in school without God's help.
God sometimes helps me to do my best in school.
God always helps me to do my best in school.

33.
I trust nobody.
I trust some people.
I trust most people.

34.
If I got hurt, I would have nobody to help me.
If I got hurt, I would have some friends that would help me.
If I got hurt, I would have many friends that would help me.

35.
I can never find someone to help me with my schoolwork.
I can sometimes find someone to help me with my schoolwork.
I can always find anyone to help me with my schoolwork.

36.
I can never be close to God, no matter where I go.
I can sometimes be close to God at special places like a church or temple.
I can always be close to God at special places like a church or temple.

37.
When I'm sad, I can never make myself happy.
When I'm sad, I can sometimes make myself happy.
When I'm sad, I can always make myself happy.

38.
Even if I pray, God can never help me to get stronger.
If I pray, God can sometimes help me to get stronger.
If I pray, God can always help me to get stronger.

39.
If I do bad in school, I can never find a way to make it better.
If I do bad in school, I can sometimes find a way to make it better.
If I do bad in school, I can always find a way to make it better.

40.
If I get really sick, God can never help me.
If I get really sick, God can sometimes help me.
If I get really sick, God can always help me.

41.When something is really hard for me to do
I never think it is because God wants me to be stronger.
I sometimes think it is because God wants me to be stronger.
I always think it is because God wants me to be stronger.

42. When I am lonely
I never ask God to be my friend.
I sometimes ask God to be my friend.
I always ask God to be my friend.

43. When I am scared
I never believe that God will help me.
I sometimes believe that God will help me.
I always believe that God will help me.

44. When something is really hard for me to do
I never ask God to help me understand it.
I sometimes ask God to help me understand it.
I always ask God to help me understand it.

45. When feel lonely
I never think about God being with me.
I sometimes think about God being with me.
I always think about God being with me.

46. When I feel Scared
I never ask God to make it better.
I sometimes ask God to make it better.
I always ask God to make it better.

47. When something is really hard for me to do
I never think about God or what I learned in the Bible.
I sometimes think about God or what I learned in the Bible.
I always think about God and what I learned in the Bible.

48. When I am lonely
I never think about God watching me.
I sometimes think about God watching me.
I always remember God is watching me.

49. When I am scared
I never believe that God can keep me calm.
I sometimes believe that God can keep me calm.
I always believe that God can keep me calm.

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