Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 104 · 40 questions

Communication tip (One voice at a time): Polite turn-taking: waiting for a pause, raising your hand, saying “Sorry, go on”, letting all speak once, keeping your turn short. Interrupting: talking over someone, finishing their sentence, shouting the answer, cutting in with a joke, hogging the whole talk. Polite way in: “Can I say something when you finish?” Fair talking time: share equally = minutes ÷ children (24 minutes, 4 children → 6 minutes each); time left = total − time used.

1. 1.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) hogging the whole talk (c) finishing their sentence (d) jumping in mid-sentence
3. 3.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
4. 4.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) waiting for a pause (c) keeping your turn short (d) cutting in with a joke
6. 6.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
8. 8.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
9. 9.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) finishing their sentence (c) talking over someone (d) raising your hand
11. 11.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
13. 13.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
14. 14.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
15. 15.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 4 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
16. 16.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
17. 17.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
18. 18.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so nobody speaks (b) so you can leave (c) so all get a turn (d) to sound clever
19. 19.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) raising your hand (c) finishing their sentence (d) asking “Can I add?”
21. 21.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
22. 22.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “My turn now.” (c) “Whatever.” (d) “Sorry, go on.”
23. 23.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) raise your hand (b) stand on the desk (c) shout your name (d) tap the teacher
26. 26.🗣️ In a 36-minute family meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) talking over someone (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) raising your hand
28. 28.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🗣️ In a 20-minute project meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
31. 31.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) keeping your turn short (d) letting all speak once
33. 33.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🗣️ In a 8-minute project meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
35. 35.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) hogging the whole talk (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) waiting for a pause
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) shouting the answer (c) waiting for a pause (d) jumping in mid-sentence
38. 38.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) hogging the whole talk (d) finishing their sentence
40. 40.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking

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