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Quiz: How good are you at saying no?

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Take our quiz to see whether you're happy to use the two-letter word...

Nowadays we're all so busy but still falling over ourselves to do it all, and say yes to anyone who asks us to do anything on top. So answer the gruelling questions below honestly to find out just how good you are at saying that tricky two-letter word!

1

Your friend asks you to collect her son from school as she's in bed with flu, but you have a haircut booked. Do you...

Say yes immediately and cancel your hair appointment despite having a function to go to in the evening.
Say you'll call her back once you've spoken to the hairdresser's about rescheduling your appointment.
Say no and lie to her that you have to collect your husband from the airport.

2

A colleague has been working on an important project for three months and at 5.30pm the day before it's due in, her computer crashes. She asks you (the office computer whizz) to help recover it. Your daughter's school play is at 6.30pm. Do you...

Take pity on her and phone your daughter apologising that you cannot come, promising that you'll take her shopping at the weekend to make up for it.
Say you'll help her but only if your husband can attend the play in your place.
Say no and exaggerate the role that your daughter has in the play. It's not your fault that she didn't t back up her work in triplicate.

3

Your son comes home from football practice announcing that he simply must have the latest trainers that the whole team are wearing. The trainers cost over £80 and you only bought him a new pair last month. Do you...

Say you can both go shopping at the weekend and buy him the pair that he wants. His GCSEs are looming and maybe he'll study harder.
Tell him that you'll speak to his grandparents and hint that the trainers would make a good birthday present next month.
Flatly say no, explaining that a spoilt child will not be popular whatever footwear he's wearing.

4

You're next in the queue at the train station waiting to buy a ticket. The person four people behind you asks if he could go in front of you as he needs to renew his season ticket and cannot risk missing the train. Do you...

Say of course. You need to get the same train as him but you don't want to look mean in front of everyone else.
Say yes. There is another train in 10 minutes and although it's slower you're in no rush.
Say no and loudly lecture him about time management and asking cheeky questions. He's not the only one who has places to go!

5

You're in a restaurant having dinner with an old school friend who you haven't seen for 10 years. The bill arrives and she suggests ‘going Dutch'. However, you only had a main course and water compared to her two courses and two glasses of wine. Do yo

Agree to split the bill down the middle. After all, you haven't met up in so long and you enjoyed the evening. You'll just eat and drink more next time you meet.
Say that's fine but make a point about consuming less than her. Maybe you can ask her to pay for the car park, considering you drove her to the restaurant.
Bluntly tell her how unfair she's being whatever the consequences. If she's not up for paying fairly you'll make a mental note not to meet up for another 10 years.

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