Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 108 · 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: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) talking over someone (c) hogging the whole talk (d) keeping your turn short
3. 3.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
4. 4.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) waiting for a pause (c) talking over someone (d) shouting the answer
5. 5.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) letting all speak once (c) raising your hand (d) waiting for a pause
7. 7.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) finishing their sentence (c) waiting for a pause (d) keeping your turn short
8. 8.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so you can leave (b) to sound clever (c) so nobody speaks (d) so all get a turn
9. 9.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
10. 10.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) stand on the desk (c) raise your hand (d) shout your name
11. 11.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
12. 12.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) keeping your turn short (c) raising your hand (d) hogging the whole talk
13. 13.🔄 In a class 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?
14. 14.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) cutting in with a joke (c) keeping your turn short (d) jumping in mid-sentence
15. 15.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🗣️ In a 12-minute project meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
17. 17.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
18. 18.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
19. 19.✋ 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
20. 20.🗣️ In a 12-minute book-club chat, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
21. 21.🗣️ In a 9-minute project meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
22. 22.🗣️ In a 24-minute family meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
23. 23.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
26. 26.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) hogging the whole talk (c) keeping your turn short (d) raising your hand
29. 29.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) letting all speak once (c) waiting for a pause (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
31. 31.🗣️ In a 24-minute circle time, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
32. 32.🔄 In a circle time, each of 5 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
33. 33.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) talking over someone (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) keeping your turn short
35. 35.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “Whatever.” (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) “My turn now.”
36. 36.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
37. 37.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) cutting in with a joke (c) hogging the whole talk (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
39. 39.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking

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