Directions: On this document, there are a list of scenarios that involve either internal or external conflict. You will write beside each scenario
what type of conflict you think it is: Internal or external. You will also
write your own examples of internal and external conflict.
1. A guy is at a party talking to his friend, when someone walks up to him, and tells him
that somebody has been spreading rumors about him. What type of conflict is this?
2. A kid at school is being picked on by the older students. This goes on for weeks.
Finally, the kid stands up to himself, and tells the older students to stop picking on him.
What type of conflict is this?
3. Billy has a project due on Monday. Even though he's had several weeks to do it, he
hasn't started on it by Sunday night. To make things worse, his teacher has told his
class that she has "high expectations" of them. What type of conflict is this?
4. James wants to start a hockey team at his school. He's told that it's a nice idea, but
there isn't enough money in the athletic budget for one. What type of conflict is this?
5. Kristen's friends tell her that she's very pretty, but she doesn't think so. She's very
critical of her physical appearance. What type of conflict is this?
6. David has a crush on Elizabeth, a girl in his class. He wants to ask her out, but he's
too scared. What type of conflict is this?
7. Lisa wants to go to the movies with her friends, but her father won't let her, because
it's a school night. Lisa tries to convince him to change his mind, but her father
refuses to give in. What type of conflict is this?
8. Aliens come to Earth to try to be friends with humans, but Anna doesn't trust them.
What type of conflict is this?