Study & wellbeing · Grades 8–12
Using “I” statements
Study guide for Grades 8 to 12: 2 worked examples and 2 practice questions. An “I” statement describes your feeling, the situation and what you would like, instead of labelling the other person.
Rule and key idea
An “I” statement describes your feeling, the situation and what you would like, instead of labelling the other person.
I feel … when … and I would like …
Worked examples
Which response is an “I” statement that names a feeling and a request without blaming? • “You make everything confusing.” • “I feel frustrated when plans change at the last minute, and I would like a day’s notice.”
An “I” statement describes your feeling, the situation and what you would like, instead of labelling the other person.
“I feel frustrated when plans change at the last minute, and I would like a day’s notice.”
Which response is an “I” statement that names a feeling and a request without blaming? • “I feel confused when the instructions change, so I’d like us to write the plan down.” • “You make everything confusing.”
An “I” statement describes your feeling, the situation and what you would like, instead of labelling the other person.
“I feel confused when the instructions change, so I’d like us to write the plan down.”
Try two questions
Which response is an “I” statement that names a feeling and a request without blaming? • “You left me out on purpose.” • “I feel confused when the instructions change, so I’d like us to write the plan down.”
- “I feel confused when the instructions change, so I’d like us to write the plan down.”
- “You left me out on purpose.”
Which response is an “I” statement that names a feeling and a request without blaming? • “I feel frustrated when plans change at the last minute, and I would like a day’s notice.” • “You are not doing your share.”
- “I feel frustrated when plans change at the last minute, and I would like a day’s notice.”
- “You are not doing your share.”
Answers and reasoning
Answers and marking notes
- “I feel confused when the instructions change, so I’d like us to write the plan down.”
An “I” statement describes your feeling, the situation and what you would like, instead of labelling the other person.
- “I feel frustrated when plans change at the last minute, and I would like a day’s notice.”
An “I” statement describes your feeling, the situation and what you would like, instead of labelling the other person.
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