Printable worksheet designed to help individuals practice self-advocacy skills through everyday speech activities.

I'll help you match the situations on the left with appropriate responses on the right. Let me work through each pairing carefully.

Step-by-step matching:

1. "When I have something important to say or share my opinion"
- This is about wanting to express your thoughts in a conversation
- Best match: "I'd like to tell you the reasons that I want this. I've given it a lot of thought and would like to talk about it. Is this time good for you?"

2. "When I really want to do something with others"
- This is about joining activities with people
- Best match: "I think that will be fun. I would really like to be included, okay?"

3. "When I am feeling ignored in a conversation"
- This is about being left out of talking
- Best match: "Hey, you guys look like you are having fun. Can I join in?"

4. "When I am feeling left out of a group"
- This is similar but more general about groups
- Best match: "Am I feeling a little left out. Can I join the conversation, please?"

5. "When I really want something from my parents"
- This is specifically about asking parents for something
- Best match: "I have been thinking about this, and I have an option I would like to try something about this please."

Let me reconsider these matches more carefully:

Looking at the right column options again:
- "Hey, you guys look like you are having fun. Can I join in?" - Good for when feeling left out/ignored
- "I have been thinking about this, and I have an option I would like to try something about this please." - Good for wanting something from parents
- "I'd like to tell you the reasons that I want this. I've given it a lot of thought and would like to talk about it. Is this time good for you?" - Good for sharing opinions
- "I think that will be fun. I would really like to be included, okay?" - Good for wanting to do something with others
- "Am I feeling a little left out. Can I join the conversation, please?" - Good for feeling ignored in conversation

Corrected matches:

1. When I have something important to say or share my opinion → "I'd like to tell you the reasons that I want this. I've given it a lot of thought and would like to talk about it. Is this time good for you?"

2. When I really want to do something with others → "I think that will be fun. I would really like to be included, okay?"

3. When I am feeling ignored in a conversation → "Am I feeling a little left out. Can I join the conversation, please?"

4. When I am feeling left out of a group → "Hey, you guys look like you are having fun. Can I join in?"

5. When I really want something from my parents → "I have been thinking about this, and I have an option I would like to try something about this please."

Final Answer:
Draw lines connecting:
- Box 1 (important to say/share opinion) → Box 3 (I'd like to tell you the reasons...)
- Box 2 (want to do something with others) → Box 4 (I think that will be fun...)
- Box 3 (feeling ignored in conversation) → Box 5 (Am I feeling a little left out...)
- Box 4 (feeling left out of group) → Box 1 (Hey, you guys look like...)
- Box 5 (want something from parents) → Box 2 (I have been thinking about this...)