Assertiveness in Social-Emotional Learning
This worksheet helps 6th-grade students understand and practice assertiveness skills for healthy communication and self-advocacy.
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Assertiveness in Social-Emotional Learning
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. This worksheet will help you understand what it means to be assertive and how to use assertiveness in your daily life.
1. Which of the following best describes assertive communication?
Being aggressive and demanding your way.
Being shy and letting others make all the decisions.
Expressing your thoughts and feelings respectfully.
Avoiding conversations to prevent conflict.
2. Why is it important to be assertive?
To get everything you want.
To make sure others are afraid of you.
To advocate for yourself and show respect for others.
To avoid having to talk to anyone.
3. Assertiveness means standing up for yourself while also the rights and feelings of others.
4. When you communicate assertively, your body language should be and confident.
5. A key part of being assertive is being able to say ' ' when you don't want to do something.
6. Being assertive means being aggressive and loud.
True
False
7. Assertive people always get their way.
True
False
8. Describe a situation where you might need to be assertive. How would you handle it?
9. What is the difference between being assertive and being aggressive?
Use the words below to complete the sentences.
10. Setting a personal is an important part of assertiveness.
11. When you are assertive, you express your own clearly and calmly.
12. Assertiveness helps you build for yourself and others.