Topic Redirectors

Students read short dialogue examples in which a person brings up an off-topic or overly personal subject. They choose the best response that kindly redirects the conversation to something more appropriate. This activity helps students practice empathy, tact, and respectful communication. It teaches them how to maintain healthy boundaries without being rude, and how to guide conversations back to suitable topics. By analyzing multiple-choice options, students strengthen their decision-making, reading comprehension, and understanding of social appropriateness in conversations.

Curriculum Matched Skills

Social-Emotional Learning – Communication and Relationship Skills

Social-Emotional Learning – Social Awareness and Boundary Setting

English Language Arts – Interpreting Dialogue

Health Education – Respectful Interpersonal Interaction

This worksheet is part of our Appropriate Topics of Conversation Worksheets collection.