Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 124 · 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: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🗣️ In a 10-minute class meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
3. 3.🗣️ In a 6-minute class meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
4. 4.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
6. 6.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) shouting the answer
7. 7.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) shouting the answer (d) talking over someone
8. 8.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) letting all speak once (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) shouting the answer
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) finishing their sentence
12. 12.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
13. 13.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) waiting for a pause (c) cutting in with a joke (d) jumping in mid-sentence
14. 14.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) waiting for a pause
16. 16.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so nobody speaks (b) to sound clever (c) so you can leave (d) so all get a turn
18. 18.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
19. 19.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) nothing at all (d) “My turn now.”
22. 22.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) finishing their sentence (d) keeping your turn short
24. 24.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
25. 25.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) finishing their sentence (b) waiting for a pause (c) letting all speak once (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
26. 26.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) ignore her (c) change seats (d) ask what she thinks
27. 27.🗣️ In a 12-minute project meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
28. 28.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
29. 29.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) talking over someone (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) shouting the answer
31. 31.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
32. 32.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) letting all speak once (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) cutting in with a joke
34. 34.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
35. 35.🔄 In a circle time, each of 8 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) cutting in with a joke (c) raising your hand (d) hogging the whole talk
37. 37.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) talking over someone (d) finishing their sentence
38. 38.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) hogging the whole talk (c) finishing their sentence (d) letting all speak once
39. 39.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
40. 40.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False

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