Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 105 · 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.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
2. 2.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) raising your hand (c) waiting for a pause (d) keeping your turn short
3. 3.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) talking over someone (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) keeping your turn short
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) keeping your turn short (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) shouting the answer
5. 5.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
7. 7.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 4 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
9. 9.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) waiting for a pause (c) finishing their sentence (d) talking over someone
10. 10.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) raising your hand (c) waiting for a pause (d) shouting the answer
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) talking over someone (c) finishing their sentence (d) cutting in with a joke
12. 12.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🗣️ In a 8-minute family meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) cutting in with a joke (d) keeping your turn short
15. 15.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) talking over someone (d) hogging the whole talk
17. 17.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) finishing their sentence (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) hogging the whole talk
18. 18.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
19. 19.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🗣️ In a 24-minute family meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
22. 22.🗣️ In a 15-minute group discussion, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
23. 23.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “My turn now.” (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) “Whatever.”
24. 24.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
25. 25.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) to sound clever (b) so nobody speaks (c) so you can leave (d) so all get a turn
26. 26.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) tap the teacher (c) stand on the desk (d) raise your hand
27. 27.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
29. 29.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 9 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
31. 31.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
33. 33.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
34. 34.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
36. 36.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
37. 37.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🗣️ In a 15-minute class meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) raising your hand (c) waiting for a pause (d) hogging the whole talk

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