Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 136 · 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.🔄 In a circle time, each of 9 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
2. 2.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so you can leave (b) so nobody speaks (c) to sound clever (d) so all get a turn
3. 3.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) hogging the whole talk (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) waiting for a pause
4. 4.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
5. 5.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
7. 7.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) letting all speak once (b) hogging the whole talk (c) finishing their sentence (d) jumping in mid-sentence
8. 8.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) talking over someone (d) keeping your turn short
9. 9.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) cutting in with a joke (d) letting all speak once
11. 11.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
12. 12.✋ 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
13. 13.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
14. 14.🗣️ In a 18-minute class meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
15. 15.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) waiting for a pause (b) cutting in with a joke (c) talking over someone (d) jumping in mid-sentence
16. 16.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
17. 17.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) cutting in with a joke (d) raising your hand
20. 20.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
22. 22.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
24. 24.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
26. 26.🗣️ In a 15-minute class meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
27. 27.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
28. 28.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
29. 29.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) cutting in with a joke (c) waiting for a pause (d) asking “Can I add?”
34. 34.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) talking over someone (c) waiting for a pause (d) asking “Can I add?”
36. 36.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) “My turn now.” (d) “Whatever.”
37. 37.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) shouting the answer (d) waiting for a pause
39. 39.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
40. 40.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in

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