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Sample CASPer® Questions

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To help you prepare for the CASPer test (such as for McMaster, uOttawa, NYMC, Rutgers), this page offers sample CASPer questions (Scenario-Based Modules) and exercises (Self-Descriptive Questions) to help you get started.

Instructions:

Consider the prompt. Then take take 5 minutes to answer 3 questions.

Practice with the following sample CASPer scenarios: 

  • Scenario 1 (Video-based scenario) - You are Britney's friend
  • Scenario 2 (Word-based scenario) - Skills essential for success
  • Scenario 3 (Word-based scenario) - Young mother with her baby
  • Scenario 4 (Word-based scenario) - Germany Kent Quote
  • Scenario 5 (Word-based scenario) - Your closest friend
  • Scenario 6 (Word-based scenario) - Legalization of cannabis
  • Scenario 7 (Word-based scenario) - COVID-19 Vaccine
  • Scenario 8 (Word-based scenario) - Having patience
  • Scenario 9 (Word-based scenario) - Wireless tablets in hospitals
  • Scenario 10 (Word-based scenario) - Air Force One
  • Exercise – Preparing for Personal Questions

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So with that, let's get started by giving you some practice questions to consider below!

Please note: These questions were designed by Astroff Consultants Inc. and the use of this material is strictly prohibited unless written consent from Astroff Consultants Inc. has been obtained. Thank you.

Sample CASPer Scenario 1

Watch the Astroff Sample CASPer Video and answer the following 3 questions.

You are Britney's friend.

3 Questions

(Time limit = 5 minutes to answer all 3 questions)

  1. Describe the major differences between schoolyard bullying and cyberbullying.
  2. How would you respond to this act of cyberbullying?
  3. What are a few strategies to detect, monitor, and confront acts of cyberbullying?

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Sample CASPer Scenario 2

Prompt

The following skills are deemed essential for success in many professional environments: collaboration, communication, problem solving, empathy, motivation, and self-awareness.

Questions

  1. Please select what you view as the three most important skills listed above.
  2. Please select what you view as the three least important skills listed above.
  3. Discuss a time you acted professionally.
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Sample CASPer Scenario 3

This could be displayed as a video prompt, or shortened as a word-based prompt.

Prompt

You are a customer. You are shopping at the pharmacy and see a young mother with her baby steal formula and walk out of the store. She seems well dressed and healthy. It doesn’t seem like anyone else in the store noticed this happening.

Questions

  1. What do you do?
  2. What are the ethical, legal, and psychological implications of your decision?
  3. Would your answer change if you were told this was the only time the mother did this?

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Sample CASPer Scenario 4

Prompt

Consider the following quote: “To say nothing is to say something.” – Germany Kent

Questions

  1. What does this quote mean to you?
  2. How is this quote relevant to the Black Lives Matter Movement?
  3. Discuss a time where you were an advocate.
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Sample CASPer Scenario 5

This could be displayed as a video prompt, or shortened as a word-based prompt.

Prompt

You are a university student and you haven’t seen one of your closest friends, who also happens to be in many of your classes, all week. This is unusual for them. You attempt to call them, but they don’t answer your calls. Their roommate bumps into you in the hallway and mentions that your friend hasn’t been looking so good lately.

Questions

  1. How do you handle the situation?
  2. What factors do you consider in deciding whether or not to show up at your friend’s dorm room?
  3. How do you decide if/when to involve the help of other individuals (professionals, parents etc.) in this situation?

Sample CASPer Scenario 6

Prompt

In October 2018, the recreational use of cannabis became legalized in Canada.

Questions

  1. Discuss the pros and cons of the legalization of recreational marijuana.
  2. How do you feel this decision has impacted our society to date?
  3. Discuss a similar scenario that is currently up for debate in today’s society.
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Sample CASPer Scenario 7

This could be displayed as a video prompt, or shortened as a word-based prompt.

Prompt

COVID-19 is an infectious disease that has quickly taken over our world. Many people feel that we will not be able to return to our “normal” lives until a vaccine is developed. It is likely that when the vaccine is developed, there will not be enough vaccines for everyone to receive it right away.

Questions

  1. How should priority be determined for the COVID-19 vaccine?
  2. What are the ethical concerns to consider in any priority or ranking system?
  3. Discuss a time where you had to choose one person over another in a personal situation and how you came to your decisions.

Sample CASPer Module 8

This could be displayed as a video prompt, or shortened as a word-based prompt.

Prompt

Patience is an essential skill in any field, and particularly in medicine.

Questions

  1. Discuss a time where you lost your temper.
  2. What strategies do you practice to foster patience in your everyday life?
  3. How does having patience make you a better person and professional?
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Sample CASPer Module 9

This could be displayed as a video prompt, or shortened as a word-based prompt.

Prompt

There is some evidence to suggest that the widespread use of certain wireless tablet devices in hospitals has led to significant improvements in patient satisfaction as well as some small decreases in physician error. During the product launch of technologies such as the tablet, product shortages frequently occur, leaving some prospective consumers empty-handed. Knowing that these technologies may benefit patients in hospital, some believe that hospitals should be given priority treatment to receive devices before being offered to the community at large.

Questions

  1. There is some evidence to suggest that the widespread use of certain wireless tablet devices in hospitals has led to significant improvements in patient satisfaction as well as some small decreases in physician error. During the product launch of technologies such as the tablet, product shortages frequently occur, leaving some prospective consumers empty-handed. Knowing that these technologies may benefit patients in hospital, some believe that hospitals should be given priority treatment to receive devices before being offered to the community at large.
  2. Should companies be forced to discount their products when there is a societal benefit?
  3. What are some of the security issues related to the use of tablets in hospitals?

Sample CASPer Module 10

This could be displayed as a video prompt, or shortened as a word-based prompt.

Prompt

Air Force One, the private flight service for the President of the United States, makes frequent unscheduled landings at major airports. Because of security concerns, all flights landing at or taking off from these airports are grounded in these instances. The situation often leads to several hours of flight delays for thousands of passengers.

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Questions

  1. Is it fair that the security of an important elected official such as the President of the United States take precedence over the travel plans of thousands of his/her constituents?
  2. What guidelines should be followed to determine how often these delays should be tolerated?
  3. Describe a situation where you have experienced a travel delay at a time that was inconvenient for you. How did you handle it?

Prep for Personal Questions

Answering personal questions well, such as ,"Describe a time when", begins with an understanding of your goals and qualities that you possess that make you an excellent candidate.

In preparing for the personal questions on CASPer, we encourage you to consider your answers to these questions below as an exercise in self-reflection. Make notes on each of these questions and carefully consider your life experiences that present good examples to enhance your answers.

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Exercise: Respond to these Questions

  • Why do you want to go into this profession?
  • Why do you want to attend our school?
  • What strengths will you bring to this career? What are your greatest weaknesses?
  • What experiences have you had that have prepared you for this career?
  • What skills do you possess that make you an excellent candidate?
  • Describe an experience in which you learned something about yourself. What was the experience and what did you learn?
  • Discuss your strategies for maintaining a healthy balance between your school work and social life.
  • How do you motivate yourself, others?
  • What are your future goals?

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