Vocabulary: working with others · seed 1 · A4, ink-friendly. The answer key prints on its own page for grown-ups.

Words for working together

Personal & Social Development · Friendship & Cooperation · ages 5-8
Name ______________________   Date ____________

  1. You and your friend both want the last turn on the swing. What could you do?

    • Push your friend away
    • Take turns
    • Walk off and pout

  2. Which word means working together with a friend?

    • Cooperate
    • Ignore
    • Interrupt

  3. Active listening means looking at the speaker and not interrupting.

    Circle one:   True   False

  4. A new kid stands alone at recess. What word means asking them to join your game?

    • Include
    • Ignore
    • Exclude

  5. Which sentence uses 'cooperate' the right way?

    • We cooperated by yelling the loudest.
    • We cooperated by playing alone.
    • We cooperated by taking turns choosing the game.

  6. Two friends disagree about which book to read first. What is the kind way to handle it?

    • Say the other person is wrong
    • Talk it out and agree to take turns
    • Stop being friends

  7. Leah disagrees with her friend's idea for their project. What is a respectful way to say it?

    • I see it a different way. Can we try both ideas?
    • I'm not doing this.
    • Your idea is dumb.

  8. Sam looks at his phone and talks over his friend while she is talking. Is Sam using active listening?

    • Yes, because he can still hear her
    • Yes, because he said okay
    • No, he is not facing her or letting her finish
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Answer key

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Words for working together W1-mt_NS5t-Jzlh8-s1

  1. Take turns · Taking turns is a fair way to share something everyone wants.
  2. Cooperate · Cooperate means working together with someone to get something done.
  3. True · Active listening means facing the speaker and letting them finish before you talk.
  4. Include · Include means you invite others to join in, so no one is left out.
  5. We cooperated by taking turns choosing the game. · Cooperating means working together, like taking turns choosing the game.
  6. Talk it out and agree to take turns · Talking it out and taking turns is how friends work through a disagreement kindly.
  7. I see it a different way. Can we try both ideas? · Disagreeing respectfully means sharing your own view without putting the other person down.
  8. No, he is not facing her or letting her finish · Active listening needs eyes on the speaker and no interrupting, not just hearing some words.
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