On my flight test for the PPL, my examiner said that he was going to act as my first passenger. Boy, didn't that turn out to be a new experience. He did all kinds of things besides asking me to do unsafe manoevers, like interfering with the controls and providing plenty of distractions. I was fully prepared for having the throttle suddenly pulled for a simulated engine failure, but not for the silly things that he pulled.
Just to see that I wouldn't forget to fly safely, and yes, airspace awareness was part of it too.
I suppose this was all done to make sure that I'd be safe giving friends and neighbours first rides...