Professional Boundaries

This worksheet helps students in Grades 6, 7, and 8 build reading comprehension and career readiness skills by exploring the importance of personal space and boundaries in professional environments. Through an informational passage, students learn why respecting distance, asking permission before physical contact, and following workplace norms contribute to comfort, trust, and professionalism, then apply their understanding through multiple-choice comprehension questions.

Learning Goals

• Informational Text Analysis (Grades 6-8) – Identify main ideas and key details in a nonfiction passage about workplace behavior.
• Professional Etiquette Awareness – Understand expectations for personal space, boundaries, and respectful conduct at work.
• Evaluating Appropriate Behavior – Analyze situations such as entering workspaces or using belongings and determine respectful choices.
• Multiple-Choice Comprehension Skills – Select accurate answers based on evidence and details from the text.

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource – Designed to align with ELA, SEL, and career readiness standards.
• Real-World Workplace Examples – Prepares students for future job environments with practical scenarios.
• Assessment-Style Questions – Builds close reading, accuracy, and test-taking confidence.
• Flexible Use – Suitable for career exploration units, ELA lessons, advisory periods, or homeschool instruction.

This printable worksheet helps students understand how respecting boundaries supports professionalism, teamwork, and positive workplace relationships. By analyzing the passage and answering comprehension questions, learners strengthen reading skills while gaining essential knowledge about personal space and social norms in professional settings. Ideal for classroom and homeschool use, this activity supports respectful behavior, career preparedness, and confident comprehension of informational text.

This worksheet is part of our personal space and boundaries worksheets collection.